Sunday, October 14, 2007
Big Brother and the Patriot Act
I read an editorial article, “spies, lies, and FISA,” in the New York Times about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the Patriot Act. This article interests me because these Acts have been around and gone about practically unchallenged while they invade our right to privacy. This act affects nearly all communication you have with others through any form of technology, whether it be your cell phone or the internet. This topic is researchable because there is a great deal of information and arguments on whether or not it is unconstitutional. I believe it is a very important topic, because our rights are what our country tries so hard to defend, and if our country is violating the rights it stands by, then something is terribly wrong. People should care about this topic because without our rights, we have no protection against anything, so we should learn the truth about if in fact our rights are being violated by these acts.
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I agree that the Patriot Act is a very important subject, at least it should be. We have our emails being monitored, phone calls recorded, and bank statements reviewed all in the name of our protection. I have a hard time understanding how my emails affect national security, but I guess it is not for me to understand. I realize that there are terrorists, and that some reside here in our own country, but I fail to see the connection in violating our rights as private citizens in the name of securing our future.
yea, this is a very heated argument for sure! in one way it seems like a waste of time and money to investigate a random person's phone call or email, but maybe if they have specific targets it might be worth it. i dont know much on this so itll be interesting to see what you say
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