Unconstitutional: The War on Our Civil Rights

             ?The terrorist act of 911 led to pure panic in the United States that forced the government to act upon future terrorist attacks. With the goal of making the country safer the government looked over the patriotic act, it had not been passed before but that was about to change. The act was passed by President Bush almost secretly and without the approval of congress. The patriotic act's goal was "Uniting and strengthening America by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism" but the government contradicted its self because this act was not "uniting" or "strengthening" America, it was separating and destroying the equality and freedom our country holds with violation of rights and discrimination of stereotypes. The start of the war on our civil liberties.
             The patriotic act violated the first amendment, freedom of religion by stereotyping Muslims as terrorist. Immigrants did not feel safe practicing their religions because they felt like they might be imprisoned. The fourth Amendment establishes security in one's home against searches and seizures. The government cannot do warrant searches without informing the property owner they were there but they were not doing this, the patriotic act was letting the government get away with this. This security was being violated once police came in houses and arrested them simply because they could be "threats" to the country. The patriotic act kept violating the Bill of Rights, these acts has destroyed not only this country's reputation as freedom and liberty but also has broken relationships with immigrant communities. They have been alienated.
             Amendment six was also violated by the patriotic act. Prisoners were not being informed of what crimes they had committed. Citizens were taken to jail with no explanations or reasons. The government would not talk about all these horrible things and would keep it ...

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