Therefore, the Patriot Act threatens the basic liberties and freedoms of millions of Americans, and the courts can do little in helping them to keep them.

With seemingly unlimited authority, the federal government can target and spy on any American citizen by using surveillance equipment (Sec. 214 “authority to use wiretap/pen register/trap and trace equipment). Most commonly, the federal government may use wire-tapping devices on a

Another concern, and possibly the most important, is the bill’s compliance, or lack thereof with the 4th Amendment. The 4th Amendment defends an individual’s rights to privacy against unlawful tactics such as those in the Patriot Act. It states; "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated; and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." This proves that the Patriot Act is clearly unconstitutional in that it gives authorities the power to invade and/or wiretap an individual’s private living quarters for any reason at any given time without a warrant (as defined in the Sections mentioned above). House of Representatives member Rep. Bernie Sanders is open in his displeasure with the article saying that he “took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States” and is “concerned that supporting this legislation fundamentally violates that oath.”.

And it doesn’t stop here. The Bush Administration has quietly been passing around a document titled “The Domestic Se

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