Should the Patriot Act Be rescinded by congress

The Patriot Act : Keeping America Safe

The USA Patriot Act , officially titled "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (which forms the acronym "USA PATRIOT became law on October 26 , 2001 , about six weeks after Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked and crashed four commercial airplanes into the World Trade Center , the Pentagon , and a field in Pennsylvania . In the wake of the terrorist attacks of 9 /11 , President Bush , the Congress , and what appeared to be an overwhelming majority of Americans wanted to ensure

br that the United States would never again be the victim of this type of violence . The legislative result of those national security concerns was the Patriot Act , which was written "to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world , to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools , and for other purposes (107th Congress , 2001 The Patriot Act was passed with strong bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate . The final vote in the House was 356-to-66 in favor of passage (United States House of Representatives , 2001 . The vote in the Senate was an even more overwhelming 98-to-1 (United States Senate 2001 . At the signing ceremony , where he was surrounded by applauding members of Congress from both sides of the aisle , President Bush observed that by passing the Patriot Act , Congress and his administration was taking "an essential step in defeating terrorism while protecting the constitutional rights of all Americans (Bush 2001

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