ASA 2 - Section 3
25 October 2015
In the CRS report, the details of the Patriot Act are explained. The act was first passed by Congress in response to the 9/11 tragedy. It was hoped that this act would help protect the citizens and make it easier to distinguish from terrorists and civilians. The Patriot Act allowed for law enforcement and higher authority to ability to track and intercept messages, calls, and other forms of communication. However, while possibly making it easier to find terrorists and increasing the levels of protection for civilians, it also compromises civilian's privacy- especially when it comes to simple phone calls or messages to others. It might protect us from terrorists, but it's also taking away our simple freedoms. What if we are always being recorded and watched- under the excuse that it is for our own safety? With that assumption, I do not think it is worth it to sacrifice all of my privacy for the possibility of one more level of protection. I think protection and targeting terrorists can be done a different way instead of meddling with the lives of the innocent. How much do authorities really need to know to protect us? Not as much as they do know now, in my opinion.
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