Does the Patriot Act actually violate the U.S Constitution or not? If you believe the Act violates certain Amendments of the Constitution, support your position.

Ethics in Homeland Security class
This week, our discussion requires you to evaluate the constitutionality of the Patriot Act. This should be a very interesting discussion!

Here’s the discussion prompt:

Does the Patriot Act actually violate the U.S Constitution or not? If you believe the Act violates certain Amendments of the Constitution, support your position.

The key here is, SUPPORT YOUR POSITION. We all have opinions, but here, we try to use facts and evidence to support our opinions.

You can stick with the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure, or you can refer to the Fifth Amendment due process protections. Or if there is something else you would rather address , then go right ahead!