USA Patriot Act and Civil Liberties

USA Patriot Act and civil liberties

The USA Patriot Act of 2001, passed after the 9/11 attacks, as a move to tackle the internal and external threats to the nation and as a measure to make America safer, was the need of the hour but it also clearly violates the constitutionally guaranteed rights of the residents of the country. With this Act, law enforcement agencies were given more powers to carry out searches without warrants, look at financial transactions and eavesdrop, detain and deport those people who were found to be suspicious and could commit any terrorist ...