The Patriot Act: Just or Just a Major Violation of Our Constitutional Rights? After the devastating acts of the Muslim terrorists on 9/11, the president issued an Executive order known as HR 3162, or the inaptly named "USA PATRIOT Act" (which stands for "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism"). Or so he would have the public believe. The Patriot Act was actually an extremely radical bill created by John …showed first 75 words of 961 total…

…showed last 75 words of 961 total…everything this country was founded on. "Overview of the USA PATRIOT Act." 22 March 2002. Bankers Online. 08 Dec. 2004 <http://www.bankersonline.com/compliance/ci-upa.html>. Paretsky, Sarah. "What's New." 06 Dec. 2004 <http://www.saraparetsky.com/silence.html>. Van Bergen, Jennifer . "The USA PATRIOT Act Was Planned Before 9/11." 20 May. 2002. t r u t h o u t. 08 Dec. 2004 <http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.21B.jvb.usapa.911.htm>.