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'''American [[Government]]'''

{{inuse}}'''American [[Government]]'''

'''Fourth Lecture – [[President of the United States of America|PRESIDENT]]'''

'''Fourth Lecture – [[President of the United States of America|PRESIDENT]]'''

Many are criticizing Attorney General [[Ashcroft]] for expanding [[federal]] [[power]] in investigating and prosecuting alleged terrorists.  After 9/11, the [[George W. Bush|Bush Administration]] sought and achieved new [[power]]s to target criminals under the [[Patriot Act]].  While all are in favor of catching and prosecuting real terrorists, many oppose the loss of [[liberty ]]in the [[War on Terrorism]].  After all, some say, it is [[liberty]] that we are defending against [[terrorism]] in the first place.

Many are criticizing Attorney General [[Ashcroft]] for expanding [[federal]] [[power]] in investigating and prosecuting alleged terrorists.  After 9/11, the [[George W. Bush|Bush Administration]] sought and achieved new [[power]]s to target criminals under the [[Patriot Act]].  While all are in favor of catching and prosecuting real terrorists, many oppose the loss of [[liberty ]]in the [[War on Terrorism]].  After all, some say, it is [[liberty]] that we are defending against [[terrorism]] in the first place.

The main dispute revolves around the [[Fourth Amendment]].  The Patriot Act reduced the requirements for [[federal]] investigators to seize evidence and tape-record calls of alleged [[terrorist]]s.  No longer must a local [[judge]] issue a [[warrant]] based on a detailed affidavit of probable cause prior to searches of alleged [[terrorist]]s, broadly defined.  Also, [[federal]] investigators can now search certain homes without leaving a copy of a warrant so that the owner knows it has been searched.  This is known as “sneak and peak.”  There are many newspaper articles discussing this controversy.  On Sunday, a pollster said that after 9/11, people wanted to give up some freedoms in this area to stop terrorism, but now over two years later they no longer want to.  What do you think?

The main dispute revolves around the [[Fourth Amendment]].  The Patriot Act reduced the requirements for [[federal]] investigators to seize evidence and tape-record calls of alleged [[terrorist]]s.  No longer must a local [[judge]] issue a [[warrant]] based on a detailed affidavit of probable cause prior to searches of alleged [[terrorist]]s, broadly defined.  Also, [[federal]] investigators can now search certain homes without leaving a copy of a warrant so that the owner knows it has been searched.  This is known as “sneak and peek.”  There are many newspaper articles discussing this controversy.  On Sunday, a pollster said that after 9/11, people wanted to give up some freedoms in this area to stop terrorism, but now over two years later they no longer want to.  What do you think?

==VI. Elections==

==VI. Elections==