usa patriot act session 9 – ysu weapons of mass destruction course
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USA Patriot Act
Session 9 –
YSU Weapons of Mass Destruction Course
Reactive Legislation
• Gun Control
• Product Tampering
• Music Sharing
• Cell phone Use
• Smoking
Fee market-based system of government allows you enough rope to, theoretically hang yourself.
Why?
• Public Fear
• Public Demand for Something to be Done
• Election Year?
• Leaving Their “Mark”
• Paternalistic Government– Neocolonialism
Where Were You?
American Emotions
From Experience – In Crisis
• Vigilantism– Crimes Against Islamics
• Rampant Media Misreporting– As in Our Exercise
• Kneejerk Political Statements– Sec. of State Alexander Haig
9-11 Was No Exception
• Justice Dept. Wish List– Encompassing powers for law enforcement– Treasury measures– Detainment of suspects– Fight terrorism
• Submitted to Congress– H.R. 2975 (the PATRIOT Act)
Legislative Process
• Public Issue
• Interest by One or More Congressmen
• May be Taken to Committee– Committee May Receive Draft Form Leg.– Vote to Kill or Continue
• Assigned a Number
• Submitted to House For Discussion
Legislative Process
• Senate Receives Bill
• May Have a Parallel Bill in Existance
• Committees May Hear Bill
• May be Submitted to Floor For Passage
• Passage of Both Houses – Sent to President
The Act
• Feds Have Greater Power to:– Track Communications– Intercept Communications– Combat Financial Corruption– Close Borders to Foreigners– Detain or Remove Those Within Our Borders
The Act
• Creates (against terrorists)– New Crimes– New Penalties– New Procedural Efficiencies
New McCarthyism?
James Madison, in Federalist No. 47, put it succinctly: "The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and
judiciary, in the same hands ... may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."
The PATRIOT Act, says that non-citizens suspected of terrorism can be detained, but only for seven days.
Jose Padilla
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