- In her essay, P. Williams said that the war on terror is a new kind of war because it has no clear enemy or country. It is not like old wars where two nations fight each other. This war can happen anywhere, even inside the country, and it is more about ideas and safety than fighting on a battlefield.
- The “Roving Wiretaps” part of the Patriot Act seems to violate the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unfair searches. It lets the government listen to people’s calls or check messages without saying exactly whose phone or where they will search. That means it can invade people’s privacy even if they are not guilty.
- The “Sneak and Peek” warrants also break the Fourth Amendment because they let police enter a person’s home and look around without telling them right away. Normally, people must know when the government searches their house. This rule change makes it easier for the government but weaker for people’s privacy rights.
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Hi Kyaw, for your first question I think the possibility of a war going on inside our own country is the scariest thing of all. While we’ve had our wars in our own country, the concept of it all is truly sad. We shouldn’t have to fight our own country. I like how you mentioned that in your response.
Hey Mariam, I agree with you. It is very scary indeed to go war with some enemy on the US soil. Enemies could be everywhere, behaving like an ordinary person. You could even sit next to one at a restaurant without knowing it.
“Normally, people must know when the government searches their house. This rule change makes it easier for the government but weaker for people’s privacy rights.” I agree. The sneak and peek warrant violates the 4th amendment, because their house or private belongings are being observed, and it is an invasion of privacy.