After much thought, you decide that it is best to vote in favor of the act. While diminishing some Fourth Amendment protections, the safety concerns outweigh the privacy concerns. Federal Intelligence Agencies targeting foreign spies and terrorists would be hamstrung if they needed to stop and get a warrant every time a foreign target was in touch with someone on U.S. soil, and critical information could be lost in the time it would take to get a warrant. The lessened expectation of privacy of anyone knowingly in contact with a spy or terrorist overseas removes any Fourth Amendment concerns.
Let’s review a few concepts before you make another decision about this scenario.
Enemy combatants are not subject to ____________.
due process rights
the Protect America Act
the Geneva Convention
USA PATRIOT Act
