US_Patriot_Act

US Patriot Act Introduction In doing research on the USA PATRIOT Act I have come to realize that there are several different opinions about the benefits it will bring to aide us in fighting terrorism. Along with the belief that the USA PATRIOT Act is a necessity there are others that think it is just one more tool that the government will use to invade the publics privacy. I will be identifying three advantages or positive consequences of the Act, three disadvantages or negative consequences of the Act, and my own personal opinion of the Act. Advantages In my research I was able to find information from the Internet that shows support of the USA PATRIOT Act. I will begin with Attorney General John Ashcroft. Attorney General John Ashcroft launched another defense of the USA Patriot Act on Tuesday, echoing President Bush's claims that the law that gave federal agents more latitude to spy on U.S. citizens and foreigners has made Americans safer (Toni Locy, 2004, Internet) He further stated, the report provides mountains of evidence that the Patriot Act continues to save lives (2004). The Patriot Act defends our liberty; it's essential law. President Bush (2004) said at a convention act, , patriot, usa, 2004, section, time, information, been, think, terrorism, president, nation, internet, feel, without, said, research, part, obtain, new, general, federal, everything, civil, bush, attorney, allows, agents, adults, 802, vague, tool, toni