Patriot Act

The RICO Act (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) and the PATRIOT Act both aim to combat organized crime and terrorism, respectively, by enabling law enforcement to take broader actions against criminal activities. Both laws allow for increased surveillance and the use of investigative tools to dismantle networks involved in illegal activities. Additionally, they both emphasize the importance of addressing complex criminal organizations, whether they are involved in racketeering or terrorism, through expanded legal frameworks.

Money orders have limited acceptance in the insurance and brokerage industry because of concerns over money laundering. Because of provisions within the US Patriot Act and the Bank Secrecy Act, money orders require far more regulatory processing requirements than personal checks, cashier's checks, or certified checks. Thus, most brokerage firms, insurance firms, and even many banks will not accept them as payment.

Counterfeit money orders are on the rise. A counterfeit will be sent to an unwitting victim who is instructed, on some pretext, to deposit it at his/her bank and return some of the funds. The victim is more likely to trust an �official� money order than a regular check, for the reasons given above. However, because money orders are paid through the postal service rather than the usual check clearing system, they often take longer to �bounce� than an ordinary check. When this finally occurs it is charged back to the victim, who may already have sent back the funds, for which he or she must take

To give police and the government more power to protect security

jesus christ

No. It is a horrible collection of panic responses to non-existent problems that violates many of our Constitutional protections.

That law enforcement officials can easily access your emails

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It was meant to, basically, racially profile individuals. If the government thought someone was committing terrorist acts, it made it easier to investigate accusations legally. In reality, it basically took away our 4th Amendment right.

No. Certainly not in general. There is one case where the law is murky. If a person is charged with treason and is a fugitive in a hostile foreign country and is considered to be a terrorist or a danger to US security, the President may be allowed to order a drone attack or assassination.

yes, it is a violation of Homeland Security laws if someone uses your address without permission, because your address is a very personal and private thing, and must be asked for permission to use it, because once in the hands of someone else, it can travel anywhere and who knows who could then know your address.

SOURCE: Stuff i've read and my knowledge

No. It simply trampled the rights and protections guaranteed in the Constitution.

The Patriot Act was signed on october 26 2011. It is a response to the september 11 attacks. The Patriot Act reduces restrictions in law enforcement on gathering intelligence on terrorists.

It requires libraries and bookstores to report customer buying habits.

gave u.s. agencies greater powers

the patriot act is a bit gay , okay ?

It's a matter of Opinion. Some people say yes and some people say no.

It gives the government the right to tap your phone, email, medical records, and yes, the US mail all without a warrant as long as they believe terrorism is involved.

It is suppose to expire in May 2011.

The patriot act gives the government the ability to punish and deter terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools and for other purposes. Basically the government has the authority to to come in your house take what they want with a warrant tap your phone lines, so on and so forth... you lose alot of your personal rights.... thanks 6 \/\/ |3 but only if the government can prove probable to 12 sitting judges that you are participating in terror related acts or communication.
I is important because patriots fight for our country with goodness of there hearts. They put there personal lives aside and worry about the country's lives. The only reason we are free right now is because of our patriots. On Patriots Day, we should all take the time to celebrate for what they do for us. Lets do something for them.

national security with the civil liberties of individuals

yes

The simple answer to this question is NO. All the BSA did was to require the banks to have a "Customer Identification Program" documented (and reported in the corporate minutes). "you would think a bank already has one of these, but?" So I am guessing your bank is like my bank whose requirements for identification are defined by the IRS! Yep!

It doesn't. Instead of protecting us, it simply is an unconstitutional law that allow the government to bypass the courts and it simply opens the doors for abuse of power.