A Feared PATRIOT This is an essay about the USA PATRIOT Act and some of its potential problems.

In this world that we live in, violence is often the answer to any question. The USA PATRIOT Act is an effort by the United States to "level the playing field" with terrorists. However, in their zeal to enable themselves to fight terrorism, the leaders of this country have opened wide the door that leads to government power abuse. The USA PATRIOT Act allows the government to monitor people believed to be terrorists very closely. …showed first 75 words of 287 total…

…showed last 75 words of 287 total…problems. With nobody to monitor who is considered a terrorist and who is not, officials are free to monitor virtually anyone they wish to. While many would consider the act a non-factor for those who are doing no wrong, it still represents a tremendous threat to the personal freedom of everyone. Although it is not inherently bad, I believe that the PATRIOT Act leaves too much room for error and too many possibilities for misuse.