The Patriot Act and the Erosion of Liberty
Signed into law just weeks after the September 11 attacks, the USA PATRIOT Act was presented as a necessary measure to combat terrorism and protect the American people. The "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001," cloaked its invasive powers under a thin veneer of patriotism. But for Libertarians, the Patriot Act always represented a grave threat to the very freedoms it claimed to defend. Over two decades later, the Patriot Act remains one of the most significant government overreaches in modern American history, one that fundamentally undermines the Constitution and the foundational principles of a free society.
Written by Paul Darr
October 01, 2024
