THE PATRIOT ACT

The patriot act is so on the edge of being right or wrong.
- Some might say we need to violate rights to protect the people
- But we also need to consider that innocent people shouldn't have their privacy invaded.
It's so hard to tell what the right answer is.

What does the Patriot Act backronym stand for?

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001

THE PATRIOT ACT WAS PASSED

The reason why the act was passed because of the terrorist attack on 9/11 and to protect us from future terrorist attacks.

Liberal's are against the Patriot Act while conservatives support the act.

LIBERAL VIEW

• The govn't could deem anything they want as terrorism
• It violates the U.S. Constitution (4th Amendment)
• Violates people's privacy and freedom
• Can easily wrongly accuse someone

CONSERVATIVE VIEW

• It protects our country from terrorist attacks
• Founding father's were in a different era & was impossible for them to include technology rights in the constitution
• The supreme court voted it was constitutional
• Needed to pass this act to keep our nation safe
• New amendments can be made

Someone famous for being against the Patriot Act is Edward Snowden. He is a govn't whistleblower and exposed to the public how much is really being monitored. Phone calls are recorded, govn't can easily retrieve emails and texts. Why do you think people say once you send something out it can be easily traced back? Almost everything you do is recorded.

People's rights may be violated but it's still important to see things from both sides
- After numerous terrorist attacks, even from U.S. citizens, we really need to carefully crack down on terrorists and do whatever it takes to keep this great nation safe.