Can someone please tell me why the patriot act was passed OTHER than the fact of the september 11 attacks?
2006-09-22 18:10:12 · 13 answers · asked by Katherine 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
oh because the American government needs some excuse to spy on its people what better way than to use terrorist attacks as an excuse
2006-09-22 19:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by Forum154 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the component is you are able to in no way evade random acts of violence such simply by fact the ft. Hood shootings. The Patriot Act can attempt to evade great scale complicated acts, yet a single person who would not care relating to the implications can notably lots do something. the alternative could be a police state, the place no firearms could be bought or owned. all people could desire to hold id which may be utilized to confirm their whereabouts at any time. Cams set up everywhere, and monitored by computer AI.
2016-10-17 11:56:39 · answer #2 · answered by equils 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the nature of any government to increase the power of that government while diminishing the power of the governed. 9/11 and the cowardice and ignorance, with regards to American history and the Constitution, of the American public offered a perfect opportunity for a government power grab.
In the past, the opposition party and/or true Conservatives would have fought many of the provisions of the act to the death. However, realizing that the American public has replaced reason with an addiction to fear, these gutless wonders abandoned their principles in favor of maintaining their political positions.
2006-09-25 10:33:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
basically to give the govm't more of an upper hand than they already had...theres a claus in there that says anyone at any time can be arrested, detained without charges, or an attorney indefinitley. It was origionally brought about around 1984 when NWO became a big idea, alot of people won't be cool with all that, and they'll need the patriot act to allow them to pick up and detain any one who screws with the game plan...
2006-09-22 21:15:43 · answer #4 · answered by marquita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The patriot act was put into "motion" so that we can make sure the suspected terrorists do not get to get to far into our "system". I know at a bank everyone that opens any kind of an account has to go through a check system to make sure that they are not on the suspected terrorists list. This has to do because of the patriot act.
2006-09-22 18:18:42 · answer #5 · answered by Emily H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The USA PATRIOT Act also follows and amends a series of acts that are related to the investigations of foreign intelligence.
2006-09-22 19:24:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because there is a high probability that a large number of american people will revolt against the way this country is heading or become very outspoken against the govt and demand change... that makes them terrorists that must be dealt with accordingly.
2006-09-22 18:29:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so the gov can spy on the american people and be free to take away any if not all of our rights and freedoms. just a guess..
2006-09-22 18:17:42 · answer #8 · answered by animagus85 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to spy on suspected terrorists
2006-09-22 18:14:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-22 18:26:36 · answer #10 · answered by foreversmilingirish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋