Patriot Act

Paper Summary:

This paper takes a look at the policy of the Patriot Act, which gives the United States law enforcement agencies the power to intercept and obstruct terrorism by making it possible to conduct surveillance, check on immigration, and many other matters, without consideration for the right to privacy.

Contents
Introduction
Contents of the Patriot Act
Sunset provisions in the Patriot Act
Desired results of the proposed course of action
External impact on government and society
Likely outcomes
Alternative ways to achieve social good
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Terrorist attacks against the American way of life and interests are an ongoing conflict that has effected American citizens in many nations from Libya to Iran to Afghanistan and beyond but the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 took place within the US and challenged the US sovereignty causing the authorities finally to take action in the form of preventative measures [Poynder 2003]. These measures took the form of the Patriot Act passed by Congress giving the US authorities and law agencies the powers necessary to conduct surveillance, immigration checks, banking checks etc in order to locate and eliminate any suspected terrorist threat."

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