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(This act dramatically reduces the restrictions of law enforcement agencies across the US. now, they can tap phone lines, check emails, medical, and financial records more easliy)
 * //__PROS AND CONS OF THE PATRIOT ACT__//**

- global terrorism has reduced in action in the United States over the past ten years because of this act. - if you think someone that lives near you is a terrorist, you can call the authorities and they can investigate them more easily. - with easier access to information, the authorities can bust down terrorists in America in days rather then going through a process and it taking weeks or even months, they could do their terrorist act in that time. - if a terrorist is talking on the phone to another friend/terrorist on the phone, the government could be tracking him if he was reported and listen to what he says. - the National Electronic Crime Task Force has been expanded so they can work harder in America against terrorists. - if there is a weapon of mass destruction in America or some type of bomb or terrorist threat, the military will respond quicker and with more military presence then before 9-11
 * PROS**

- less privacy for the average american person. - the government can tap your phone lines, and if they are taping your lines and they think you said something bad, they will investigate more into you. - with the patriot act, emails and bills can be checked by the government at any time, that means they can check how much you pay a month, if you pay the minumum on some of you bills, and a lot of other bills and information can be checked. - the FBI or other high ranking authorities can check your phone lines and billing information without a warrant or a court order. - with the expansion of the National Electronic Crime Task Force, you will have drastically reduced privacy online.
 * CONS**