should the patriot act apply to the TERRORISTS  in Iraq?
966602
They are terrorists.  It was a mistake to supply them with such.  hindsight is always 20/20 but for some cases it appears to be 0/20.
749386
Here's what the Patriot Act itself did. Not what dozens of other laws passed in the last five years or fifty years have done. Just the Patriot Act. And the link below is to the full text of the Act, to verify.\n\nMost of Title I just sets forth the intent. Most of Title II and Title V allows information gained from various intelligence gathering programs to be shared between law enforcement agencies.\n\nThe rest of Title II expands surveillance authority to allow roving taps where a specific target is difficult to tie to a particular line, extends the duration of taps to 120 days for terrorism-related activities, and makes other procedural changes to FISA.\n\nNote. The NSA warrantless wiretapping program violates even the expanded authority under FISA (50 USC 7201 et seq). There was never any attempt to make the NSA program comply with the law, even with the expansions granted by the Patriot Act.\n\nTitle III provides extra tools for tracking money laundering and funding of terrorist activities. Title IV expands border security. Title VI sets up a fund for victim relief.\n\nTitle VII and Title IX provide yet more tools for sharing information between intelligence agencies. Title VIII adds and expands the list of federal crimes relating to terrorism.\n\nThe most controversial provisions are those in Title V, and a few others, than dramatically expand the type of information that can be obtained by law enforcement personnel. School records, medical records, library records, etc. However, while these might be odious and intrusive, none of these are actually unconstitutional, since they all apply in situations where a person arguably has no reasonable expectation of privacy.\n\nThe Patriot Act is like pulling open the curtains in someone's house. Yes, it's a minor invasion of privacy, and it's rude. But it's nowhere near as bad as dozens of other laws that have been passed over the past few years or the past few decades.
227101
The United States military does not target civilians intentionally. Thats what the terrorist do! And yes there was terrorists there before we took Iraq. To be an "Insurgent" you must be a member of a political party. What political party do the so called "Insurgents" belong to? Answer, none! The terrorist hide behind the innocent! If you cant figure that out, your in need of an EDUCATION DEVOID OF LIBERALISM! Would I send my son there? If he wanted to go then I would support him. I can't force him to do anything. He will have to make that choice on his own.
43724
"The PATRIOT Act is essential to protecting the American people against the terrorists. The Act tore down the wall between law enforcement and intelligence officials so that they can share information and work together to help prevent attacks. … The PATRIOT Act has helped us to disrupt terrorist plots and break up cells here in the United States. I will work closely with the House and Senate to make sure that we are not without this crucial law for even a day."(1)\n\n"The official title of the USA PATRIOT Act is "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001." \n\nYES! it is Necessary!!!!!
998057
Yet another example of that wonderful religion of "peace". \n\nI hope the Patriot Act was used in their apprehension.
160017
No. The Costitution doesn't protect people (probably) who aren't US citizens. Since Iraqis don't have US citizenship, we can do anything we want to them without violating the Constitution.\n\nHowever, imposing our type of government on them might be unethical or just plain stupid.
293070
Yes, according to Republic Broadcasting Network (radio) at www.rbnlive.com  and  www.reopen911.com.  They say Bush was aware of the plan and used it as an excuse for his war on terrorism including the Patriot Act to take away more of our freedom....and take one more step towards a one world government...
319630
The evidence collected by the NSA, for example, when monitoring traffic from an enemy in some other country contacting some one here had better be admissible in court or we are all in danger of the next 9/11. The patriot act gives us the tools necessary to (hopefully) prevent terrorists\nfrom doing us any more harm here or abroad. Had Clinton had that available the first time the twin towers were attacked, we may have prevented 9/11 from ever happening.
1056948
By any definition of terrorism, the US is as guilty as the "insurgents" in Iraq.  Under international law, since they have occupied another country, the US is responsible for civilian safety in Iraq, and over 100,000 have died.  There is too much blood on the hands of the US army.
48294
The Voting Rights Act and the Patriot Act
924531
A good effect! Maybe with him out of the way the americans can finally get the terrorists to understand that were only trying to help their country. Plus without the main terrorist alive iraq might not try to terrorize america again. Sorry if this is worded wrond, Im only 13.
321362
First of all we have to define terrorism precisely and accordingly define who are the terrorists, then and only then we can know how to ban and devastate terrorists and terrorism; because I believe that those who are now considered as terrorists were and still are made by superpower countries due to the injustice policies of these countries, take an example; Saddam was considered as terrorist, tyrant, dictator, and all other similar bad things, but who let him to be what he became?, USA governments supported him for years and provided him with chemical weapons, and technical and intelligential information against his opposers, it is well known now that Donald Ramsfeild, himself was one of such links between USA administrations and Saddam regime , therefore if we have to consider Saddam as a terrorist and to punish him accordingly; then all those who supported and cooperated with him should be considered as more dangerous terrorists than him and they must be punished as well. \nFinally, I would like to say that since those who are in power keep believing that "Power is always Right" and not that the "Right should be above the Power", we have to keep expecting more and more of terrorism and terrorists.
1103310
A hell of alot.  The insurgent muslims, target the typical civilian muslims with the intent to try to cause panic, and fear.  The idea is to undermine the Iraqi Government, and the Coalition Forces in order to convince the people to believe that we can't protect them, and that they should join against us or die.  \n\nSick F*ckers
230721
After we got hit on Sept. 11, 2001, the USA became quite aware that it ~could~ be hit by terrorism on its own soil.  Thus, with the enacting of the Patriot Act, the government issued to its enforcement agencies the proper powers to combat terrorism, at home and abroad.  That we keep these security measures in place keeps our soil attack-free.  They DO keep trying.  We just keep stopping them.\n\nThe war, mind you, is not against Iraq.  It is not against Afghanistan.  It is against terrorists, and those who support them.  Saddam Hussein was a terrorist (historically noted), and supported terrorists.\n\nOh, and to the people who said the war is for oil, think abou this:  How much do you pay for a gallon of unleaded gas?  Is it more than 25 cents?  Yes?  Then we have not taken over any oil fields.  If this war was for oil, we would be controling the oil fields right now.  Instead, we GAVE CONTROL back to the indigenous people (Iraquis in Iraq, Kuwaitis in Kuwait, etc.) in each country.
755583
If the Iraqis do not really take responsibility for their safety (and quit aligning themselves with militias)?  You'll get a country that harbors terrorists.  And a less safe America.\n\nOn the same token, Osama Bin Ladin called for a fatwa against America because we built bases in "holy land", so there is no right answer.  We stay we lose, we leave we lose. \n\nMoral of the story? \n\nDon't start wars with countries that have little or nothing to do with terrorism, because then people use that as a rallying cry to recruit more terrorists (read the NIE).
280228
The Patriot Act is a pile of crap and there is nothing patriotic about it. It is a way to remove rights guaranteed by the Constitution and is a violation of the Constitution as well.\n\nAlthough some consider it a great and necessary tool to fight terrorism, that's strictly hype by bush and his handlers. Americans are being manipulated by that ignorant, AWOL, son of a bush who has delusions of empororship.\n\nThe founders of our country never intended for such a thing to happen and warned us against it. They also warned us about men like bush, but folks seemed to have had their eyes closed when they put him in office. \n\nThat clown can't even communicate past simple, confused and mixed up sentences, unless some script writer puts words in his mouth.\n\nHaving said that, I think that act ought to be flushed down the toilet.\n\nADDITION: P.S. King georgie dosn't need the act anyway. He just ignores the law and does exactly what he wants, because he's president and that makes him the boss. He said so himself.
718908
A never ending war to keep peoples attention off the corruption of their governement at home. Example, the war on terror. Its a war on an emotion! When is that going to end? Never. Thats the idea. Do you think the Patriot Act would ever have passed without 9-11 or Iraq? Just some stuff to think about.\n\n\npeace