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BRIA 19 4 a The Patriot Act: What Is the Proper Balance Between National Security and Individual Rig
The Patriot Act and Privacy
The Debate Over the Patriot Act
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Patriot Act Background
Critics of the Patriot Act
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Content: Only one senator, Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), voted against it. The next day, the House of Representatives passed the bill 357-66. The final bill was 342 pages long and changed more than 15 existing laws. Most of the Justice Department's recommendations were incorporated into it, but several provisions will expire in 2005. On October 26, President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law. He praised the "new tools to fight the present danger . . . a threat like no other our Nation has ever faced." He also asserted that the Patriot Act "upholds and respects the civil liberties guaranteed by our Constitution." The Patriot Act defines "domestic terrorism" as activities within the United States that . . .