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The PATRIOT Act follows a long history of presidents taking individual rights away to protect the nation during war. President Adams took away the rights of people to protest the government early in the nation's history. President Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus during the Civil War. President Bush responded to the 9/11 attacks by expanding the power of the federal authorities to monitor individuals while directly impacting several of their freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

• Do you believe that the PATRIOT Act was necessary and fair given the circumstances?

• What freedoms does the PATRIOT Act infringe upon?

• What personal freedoms, such as freedom speech, are you willing to give up in times of conflict?

• Which freedoms, such as the freedom to protest, religion or the right to trial by jury, do you feel should never be taken away even in conflict?

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