• The Patriot Act: Just or Just a Major Violation of Our Constitutional Rights?

     

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Published: 09.12.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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The Patriot Act: Just or Just a Major Violation of Our Constitutional Rights?
After the devastating acts of the Muslim terrorists on 9/11, the president issued an Executive order known as HR 3162, or the inaptly named "USA PATRIOT Act" (which stands for "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism"). Or so he would have the public believe. The Patriot Act was actually an extremely radical bill created by John Ashcroft months before 9/11. It had all of the radical Bill of Rights violating content that everyone has come to kn…

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