The Patriot Act: A Political Issue

Abstract: 6 pages in length. Choosing between personal privacy and national security is a decision about which Americans feel strongly opposed when it comes to compromising civil liberties. While the intent of the Patriot Act is clear and forthright in its quest to preserve the country's safety against post-911 terrorist attacks, it reaches much further into the grey area of constitutional infringement than anything that has come before; as such, citizens are not as readily willing to hand over their personal freedoms in the name of national security even though it may cause greater national vulnerability. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

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Catagory: Social Security & Welfare

Subcatagory: Political Science & Government

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