How has the Patriot's Act affected the Bill of Rights since 9/11?
Has it taken our rights/freedoms? What ones? How?
What other laws/acts has passed since?
Please include links from where you found your information.
Thanks!
2007-07-24 08:08:37 · 4 answers · asked by Allora 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
What has directly been affected by the patriots act since 9/11.
Ex: Phone lines were tapped
Do you know what other acts were taken into effect because of particular events?
2007-07-24 08:27:29 · update #1
The Patriot Act itself has not. If you read the actual text, it doesn't implicate any constitutional rights (except for one provision, which was struck down in 2004). It just allows the govt greater access to information that was already not private (utility records, etc.)
Other laws and executive orders have impacted constitutional protections, including the 2006 Military Commissions Act which blocks Habeas Corpus despite the provisions of Article I Section 10, and the warrantless wiretapping orders that violate 4th Amendment protections (as well as violating other federal laws -- see 18 USC 2511).
Links below are for common reading. My information comes from reading the actual text of the laws, and the holdings of the courts have reviewed them.
2007-07-24 08:13:49 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Transformed into a Terrorist Act!
2007-07-24 15:11:15 · answer #2 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
coragryph gave one of the best answers of the day.
2007-07-24 15:17:43 · answer #3 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Educate yourself here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_PATRIOT_Act
"Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither."
-Benjamin Franklin
2007-07-24 15:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by PAUL 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋