The Patriot Act was enacted in direct response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, as well as the 2001 anthrax attacks, with the stated goal of dramatically strengthening national security. Opponents of the law have criticized its provision for indefinite detention of immigrants; permission to law enforcement to search a home or business without the owner’s or the occupant’s consent or knowledge under certain circumstances; the expanded use of National Security Letters, which allows the Federal Bureau…
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Response rates from 4.4m America voters.
58% 是的 |
42% 不 |
39% 是的 |
36% 不 |
19% 是的,但是要限制政府权力的范围 |
5% No, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
0% Yes, but the sections involving surveillance and criminalization are too broad |
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