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Who pushed the Patriot Act?
Bush declared a War on Terror and soon thereafter Senators from both sides of politics started working on legislation that would give law enforcement greater powers and to prevent and investigate terrorism in the United States. The Patriot Act was written by Jim Sensenbrenner.
When was the Patriot Act introduced?
Background. The USA PATRIOT Act was enacted in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001, and became law less than two months after those attacks.
What is the Patriot Act for dummies?
The USA Patriot Act deters and punishes terrorist attacks in the United States and abroad through enhanced law enforcement and strengthened money laundering prevention. It also allows the use of investigative tools designed for organized crime and drug trafficking prevention for terrorism investigations.
What was the significance other than the obvious harm?
What was the significance, other than the obvious harm to US forces, of the terror attack on the USS Cole in 2000? It demonstrated that bin Laden and al-Qaeda were not intimidated by the United States’ reprisal for their terrorist acts.
Why is it important for Libertarians to debate Conservatives?
The prevalence of those attitudes is the reason why it’s important for libertarians to debate conservatives and distinguish libertarianism from conservatism. Libertarianism is not a form of conservatism. The differences between the two political philosophies are meaningful and lead to drastically different ideas about public policy.
How does the Patriot Act increase the government’s surveillance powers?
The Patriot Act increases the governments surveillance powers in four areas: Records searches. It expands the government’s ability to look at records on an individual’s activity being held by a third parties. (Section 215) Secret searches. It expands the government’s ability to search private property without notice to the owner.
Does the Patriot Act have anything to do with terrorism?
Indeed, many of the act’s provisions have nothing at all to do with terrorism. The Patriot Act increases the governments surveillance powers in four areas: Records searches. It expands the government’s ability to look at records on an individual’s activity being held by a third parties.
Do libertarians oppose or support the drug war?
Libertarians oppose the Drug War and, more broadly, the criminalization of all other peaceful conduct. Conservatives have defended the criminalization of many peaceful things that they regard as being vicious to society.