USA Patriot Act Essay

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U.S.A. Patriot Act The founding fathers believed in civil liberties and paid the price for freedom. Freedom isn’t earned, it’s fought relentlessly and passed down for a new generation to be able to know what it’s like to be free. Is freedom a right or a privilege? Very few people can pay for it let alone handle it, it’s something that cannot be on a fine line or in between, you either have it or you don’t. I believe we take advantage of it because we are used to it and no one has been able to take it away from us, most of the people in the U.S. probably don’t know their full rights, the rights people before them died for in order to keep the future secure. The founding fathers didn’t have the technology we have, they didn’t have the weapons,…show more content…
It’s very patriotic, it has a proud American theme to it. I like to be the first to say it’s only a makeover to something ugly, kind of like spraying perfume on a casket. I think it gives the government an excuse to use it so it can trick people into thinking it’s for the country’s best interest. Benjamin Franklin says “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” This to me is very accurate and speaks truth. It’s crazy to me to think that people would rather be safe than be free. Did we forget why we are here, I know that things are different now and it’s a necessary thing to do, but in reality we can’t stop terrorism, it’s a strategy, a concept, it’s something we try to make sense of and put the blame on one entity. Terrorism could be anyone and anything, it’s not one target it’s multiple and no matter how hard we try we cannot end it, it’s an endless war that will only get worse. I believe the Patriot Act will expand as terrorism becomes more powerful and simultaneously so will the infringing on people’s rights. I do agree and I can give in to some things on the act but I must refuse it because it’s just one step closer for the government to control us
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