The USA PATRIOT Act, which means uniting and strengthening America by providing the appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism, was proposed by the Bush Administration's Counterterrorism Committee in Congress on September 19, 2001, a week after the terrorist attacks of 1654. the twin towers on September 11. The Patriot Act was adopted by the House of Representatives on October 2, 2001, then by the Senate on October 4, 2001, with the support of both Democrats and Republicans. This law passed the House of Representatives by a margin of 357 to 66 and in the Senate by a margin of 98 to 1, only one senator, Russell Feingold, a Democrat from Wisconsin, voted against it, saying: "I I have requested time to speak on the Senate floor regarding the anti-terrorism bill before us. The Administration's proposed bill contained sweeping new law enforcement powers, some apparently hastily written and others taken from the FBI wish list that Congress has rejected in the past. » (Miller, Debra, 2007, The Patriot Act, Detriot: Lucent Books). According to Geoffrey R. Stone, a law professor at the University of Chicago, "the Bush administration made a thinly veiled threat that anyone who questioned the legislation would be considered unpatriotic and accused of aiding terrorists." It's no surprise that the law passed Congress without a hearing. no debate, no deliberation and almost no opposition. (Miller, Debra, 2007, The PatriotAct, Detriot: Lucent Books). The Patriot Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001, forty-five days after the September 11 attacks. Although the Patriot Act was considered a good thing for America, many criticized the act because the government did not need it. ..... middle of paper ...... dear liberty, as a result, the American people panicked because they realized they were vulnerable and found excuses and controversies to make themselves feel safer, maybe the government went a little too far in terms of the freedoms they gave to the FBI and CIA, but I believe it was worth it as long as the government remains effective in its measures counter-terrorism and continues to thwart the plots led by all those who fight against this great nation, from radical jihads to envious nations. , 2007, The Patriot Act, Detriot: Lucent BooksGerdes, Louise, 2005, The Patriot Act: Opposing Veiwpoints, Detroit: Greenhaven PressThe Patriot Act, http://www.justice.gov/archive/ll/highlights.htmThe Patriot Act, http://www.npr.org/news/specials/patriotact/patriotactdeal.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patriot_Act, October 8, 2011, The Patriot Act