Ryota Ogura
USA Patriot Act: A Sketch
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The USA Patriot Act does not seem to be a very nice law,
especially to the foreigners in the US. It was enacted after the 911 to prevent
terrorism by broadening the governmental authority and allowed the government
to intercept communications of citizens and non-citizens. The impact of the act
was especially large on non-citizens; they could be deported for any reasons
and the burden of proof is on them in the lawsuit. Although I am concern of governmental
control on people going too far, considering that the communications of the terrorist
group was foreign language, for some part it is understandable how the some of
the consensus and government want more strict control over citizen, especially
those who are non white. Another thing I
noticed about the Patriot Act can sound like it is trying to guide people to
create an image of USA vs foreigner. I remember after 911 the US government stated
the war against the terrorisms and the some people were cheering up their patriotic
mind. The atmosphere would make it harder for people to speak up and correct
the act whose name include “patriot”. In addition, its name, patriot act, gives
people an image of patriots vs traitors. This may draw the line between patriots
and those who are not, and what this division would create is another division
of US citizen vs immigrant.
Q: is USA Patriot act necessary to prevent the terrorism? is there an alternative
method?
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