USA Patriot Act
In response to the terrorist acts on September 11 and detrimental effects to the United States of America, President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act into law. This act is formally known as the Uniting and Strengthening America Act by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. Terrorism can be in any form and is defined as the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
The Patriot Act allows government to use the necessary tools that are available to investigate organized crimes. It allows federal agents to follow sophisticated terrorists trained to evade detection, conduct investigations without tipping off the terrorists, obtain a search warrant anywhere terrorist related activity occurred and more. This act even increased the penalties for those who are found guilty of committing terrorist crimes. Even those who harbor a terrorist can be prosecuted for knowingly doing so.
This act has both positive and negative effects. The positive effects would be very broad and obvious. The act allows the government to detect acts of terrorism and possibly prevent the deadly acts from occurring. Protecting the people is a priority. On the other hand, the negative effects would be the security issues. Altho...