PATRIOT ACT

Patriot Act

Patriot Act

Is PL107-56 the right approach to combat terrorism?

At the time of its creation, the Patriot Act in the United States was presented by the U.S. government as a measure that would protect the safety of the U.S. population to unmask terrorist's international presences in the national soil. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001, the need and urgency of providing security for the American nation and its people through an Act permitting access to confidential information appeared to be a worthy priority.

Of the most salient facts, that point to the proper use of the Patriot Act is used in the fight against money laundering and exchange of information between law enforcement agencies, but some controls to the collection of information have disappeared already, or in other words, no controls alternative controls abolished in many cases.

In addition to this emphasis on the violation of the privacy of individuals under the application of the Patriot Act is the recognition of FBI violations during the adoption of legal measures of protection, such as monitoring for mobile office and financial transactions, pursuant to the plan of the war on terrorism.

The Patriot Act of the United States provides broad powers to the U.S. authorities the application of these powers is discretionary and has a nonpublic. The reader is invited to draw their own conclusions. The Patriot Act in the United States made this possible for U.S. authorities have access to numerous databases containing confidential information about hundreds of thousands of citizens. Beyond its logic applies to citizens and U.S. companies, this law allows U.S. authorities access to confidential information about individuals and foreign companies. Thus, we can say that PL107-56 is the right approach to combat terrorists (Wong, 2006).

2. What are the tradeoffs you see in implementing this law?

As you read the Patriot Act in the United States, it is interesting to note that the order issued under this Act could deliver to any U.S. citizen, no matter residing on U.S. soil or abroad. Of Indeed, there is nothing to prevent the U.S. authorities to force an American citizen who temporarily residing outside their home country for the purpose of obtaining reliable information.

Take the hypothetical case of a citizen who resides outside the United States for a while determined, but one day decided to return to that country or that he still has ownership of assets in the territory American. More likely is that the public feel vulnerable and fear the consequences of having refused to obey a court order issued under the Patriot Act in the United States.

Some think that this interpretation is rather theoretical and would not apply in reality. However, a reading of the Patriot Act in the United States leads to the conclusion that this may properly be maintained by the U.S. authorities. In fact, if major companies including banks feel bound by an order issued by U.S. authorities, imagine the consequences for citizens particular.

Taking into consideration the consequences of refusing to comply with an order ...