U.S. Patriot Act
After the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centers, America realized just how big of a threat terrorism posed. The good people of the United States wanted our government to protect them and their loved ones from future attacks. The ability for the government to perform these duties required special tools, which were supplied in the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. So far, the act has proven that it does give sufficient tools in preventing terrorism, but it also goes beyond its limits and takes away some of our civil liberties granted to us in the US Constitution.
On September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial jets and used them as weapons against the U.S. Two were wrecked into the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, another into the military headquarters' Pentagon, and the third crash-landed out in the open country. These attacks resulted in the deaths of......
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