IS IT CONSTITUTIONAL?

     Many argue that The PATRIOT ACT goes against the basic innate rights promised to us through The United States Constitution.  However many parts of the Constitution are ignored today.  It needs to be taken into consideration that the Constitution was written over 200 years ago and that as society changes, the way our government affects our lives also needs to be changed.  For example: The Second Amendment, the right to bear arm, is infringed upon with laws prohibiting or restricting our ability to buy and keep things such as certain weapon types, magazine capacities, barrel lengths and registrations.  This is accepted because in today's times not everyone is in need of a gun, nor would it be safe if everyone owned and carried a weapon.  However, 200 years ago it was common and preferred that everyone have a weapon for their own personal safety.

      The Act allows for a dramatic increase in the ease of access for the government to view personal records, files, and other information.  The only probable cause needed for this is to fit within the United State's definition of a terrorist.  This definition is of course very vague.

     Terrorism needs to be stopped before it can get out of hand.  Many think all terroristic people live in Middle Eastern countries and forget about the home grown terrorists.  Many followers of Al Qaeda were born and raised in The States and decide that is what they want to do with there life.  Or The Oklahoma City Bombings.  Timothy McVeigh had parked a moving van loaded with a large bomb outside a federal building in Oklahoma City, and within seconds it was like a war zone within the city.  In order to find all of those connected with the attack, illegal wire taps and records needed to be pulled.  At the time this was illegal, but today with the USA PATRIOT Act, justice is able to be served properly.  Had this act been written previously, this may have been avoided with certain laws restricting the sale of potentially dangerous products.