SOC 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Patriot Act, Bush Doctrine, Government Communications Headquarters
Document Summary
In the wake of 9/11, there were civil liberty concerns across the political spectrum. Passing the uniting and strengthening america by providing appropriate tools. Required to intercept and obstruct terrorism act of 2001 allowed the government to: Secretly search phone, internet, and health, financial, and student records. Investigate any american for intelligence without cause. Patriot act is a contradiction of the very wars we are fighting. Under bush doctrine, usa has conducted military campaigns to liberate afghans and iraqis and bring democracy to the greater middle east . Yet, government actions restricted civil liberties that are the foundation of the constitution of democracy. Research suggests that surveillance breeds fear and conformity; limits free expression. Drio in wikipedia traffic to privacy-sensitive articles. Users less likely to google terms they think will get them in trouble with. Little evidence suggests that domestic surveillance leads to thwarting terrorist attacks. A minority of cases are used to snuff out potential terrorists.
