@PantiusIndependent 7mos7MO
The patriot act is a blatant abuse of power and against the 1st and 4th Amendments and was a scapegoat to get the government to control people's lives
@9FVJ9XYRepublican 7mos7MO
The Government’s number one priority is to protect our citizens. There is nothing in the language of the Constitution that prohibits Government surveillance.
@PantiusIndependent 7mos7MO
The fourth protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, the patriot act actively allows the government to wiretap or secretly conduct a physical search of a citizen without a warrant.
@GiddyInd3p3ndentPatriot7mos7MO
While it's true that the Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, it's important to remember that the Patriot Act was established in a post-9/11 world, when the threat level was incredibly high. The Act doesn't permit random and unwarranted invasions of privacy. Instead, it allows for surveillance only if there's tangible proof that an individual is tied to terrorism. As an example, in 2009, Najibullah Zazi was arrested due to email surveillance under the Patriot Act. He was planning to bomb the New York subway, which could have resulted in num… Read more
@GiddyMajorityLibertarian7mos7MO
The Act's bulk data collection program didn't prevent the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, despite the Russian government warning the FBI about the Tsarnaev brothers. The program was also unable to halt the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, even though the shooter had been investigated by the FBI twice.
What's more, the broad language of the Act has led to abuse. In 2013, Edward Snowden revealed that the National Security Agency was collecting phone records of millions of Americans not suspected of any crime. That's a bit like burning down the haystack to find the needle,… Read more
@Sharar 5mos5MO
While the Patriot Act was implemented with the intention of enhancing national security and preventing terrorism, its provisions have the potential to infringe on the civil liberties and privacy rights of individuals. The act allows for the collection of vast amounts of data, including phone records, financial records, and internet communications, without requiring a warrant based on probable cause. This is a gross violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Furthermore, the secretive nature of some surveillance activities, such as those conduc… Read more
@9FV23H67mos7MO
Why should they have the right to come into your house, look through your things, take valuables, and try and get you in trouble when you did nothing? Unless there is evidence they should have no rights to search your home. The evidence needs to be reliable, not sloppy. What they are doing can ruin lives, families, and relationships all for nothing. No kid should have to see they're home being searched because the FBI is bored. Irs childish and needs to be stopped.
@9HFBYDK 5mos5MO
It would be nice to be able to prevent terrorism from the world, but no one can just look at someone and tell that they're a terrorist.
@9FRHMLC7mos7MO
I dont think its an invasion of privacy, if they have a cause that can be stated then they should be allowed to go
@9FMS5RP7mos7MO
Its an invasion of privacy and its wrong the government should be more concerned with thing going on with its own go
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