The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 is an Act of Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. The title of the act is a ten letter bacronym (USA PATRIOT) that stands for Uniting (and) Strengthening America (by) Providing Appropriate Tools Required (to) Intercept (and) Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
Have you noticed that We the People have lost a lot of our LIBERTIES since the War on Terror began?
If you haven't noticed, you probably live under a rock and don't take get around much by cars, trains, buses or airplanes.
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For example, the Patriot Act allowed the government to:
• Force records custodians, such a libraries, schools, social work institutions and Internet service providers to turn over records to the federal government without explanation or justification.
• Seize assets from charities, even without probably cause.
• Require the release of records from telecommunications and financial services companies without any court order.
• Spy on citizens using a Cold War-era statute designed for tracking the covert activities of Soviet agents.
• Imprison American citizens without proper due process.
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Oh yah, I forget to mention, the TSA. On Nov. 19, 2001, the Transportation Security Administration was born. The bureaucracy, best known for harassing and molesting travelers in airport terminals, not only cost Americans a total of $60 billion since 9/11, but a number of lawsuits are winding their way through federal court claiming that the TSA's screening tactics violate Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
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