... of the political platform. The Patriot Act contains 158 sections and amends 15 federal statutes. It incorporates many previous foreign intelligence acts. Laws governing criminal procedure, computer fraud, foreign intelligence, wiretapping, and immigration are some of the statues that were amended under the act. The act contains a number of provisions, some of which will expire at the end of 2005 and some of which that are non-expiring. (www.wikipedia.com) Basically, the law gives extra powers to the intelligence officers and other law enforcement personnel, both foreign and domestic. The Patriot Act provides law enforcement officers with many tools to help fight terrorism. Many of these tools have been used for decades to fight against organized crime and drug trafficking and have been reviewed and approved by US courts. Senator Joe Biden, a Democrat from Delaware, explained during a floor debate, "the FBI could get a wiretap to investigate the mafia, ...

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