<P> The following are controversial invocations of the USA PATRIOT Act . The stated purpose of the Act is to `` deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world , to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools , and for other purposes . '' One criticism of the Act is that `` other purposes '' often includes the detection and prosecution of non-terrorist alleged future crimes . </P>
<P> The following are controversial invocations of the USA PATRIOT Act . The stated purpose of the Act is to `` deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world , to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools , and for other purposes . '' One criticism of the Act is that `` other purposes '' often includes the detection and prosecution of non-terrorist alleged future crimes . </P>
one criticism of the usa patriot act is that
one criticism of the usa patriot act is that
`` other purposes '' often includes the detection and prosecution of non-terrorist alleged future crimes
`` other purposes '' often includes the detection and prosecution of non-terrorist alleged future crimes