The U.S. Patriot Act of 2001

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This paper explains that the U.S. Patriot Act of 2001, which was enacted on October 26, 2001, came to be regarded as an important source in the US' fight against terrorism. Rushed in to law in the wake of 9/11, the paper relates that the Patriot Act widens significantly the extent of government powers regarding confinement of non-citizens for an indefinite period and searches, arrests and scrutiny based on lower levels of reason and stages of judicial review. The paper points out that this wide ranging Act is being debated because it is perceived to interfere with constitutional privacy safeguards and yet this country must have the powers to protect itself against future terrorists attacks.

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"There were several instances in which Muslims and those of foreign Asian origin were facing troubles in the name of security. Groups of federal agents on March 20-21, 2002, with the US Customer Services as their head combed Muslim houses, businesses, educational institutions, and establishments in Northern Virginia in a chain of raids entitled Operation Green Quest. The searches scared and enraged the Mohammedans as agents smashed doors, chained people, and made seizures of private property arraying from PCs to children's toys."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cole, David. (2002, Sept) "Trading Liberty for Security after September 11" FPIF Policy Report. Retrieved 8 July, 2007 from http://www.fpif.org/papers/post9-11.html
• Dinh, Viet. D. (2004, May 1) "USA Patriot Act" German Law Journal, vol. 5, no. 5, pp: 8-10.
• District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Advisory Committees to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. (2003, Jun). "Civil Rights Concerns in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Area in the Aftermath of the September 11, 2001, Tragedies" Retrieved 8 July, 2007 from http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/sac/dc0603/ch5.htm
• Lee, Laurie Thomas. (2003, Jun 22) "The USA PATRIOT Act and telecommunications: privacy under attack" Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, pp: 31-33.
• Murray, Frank. J. (2003, Jun 16) "Patriot Act of 2001 Casts Wide Net" The Washington Times. p. A4.

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