Discuss the Patriot Act. What is it? Good, bad, or indifferent?

      Discuss the Patriot Act. What is it? Good, bad, or indifferent? Required Reading: Balancing Civil Liberties and Homeland Security: Does the USA Patriot Act Avoid Jus-tice Robert H. Jackson’s Suicide Pact.? (Richard L. Thornburgh) http://www.albanylawreview.org/archives/68/4/BALANCINGCIVILLIBERTIESANDHOMELANDSECURITY--DOESTHEUSAPATRIOTACTAVOIDJUSTICEROBERTHJACKSONSSUICIDEPACT.pdf Patriot 2005-2007: Truth, Controversy, and Consequences https://blackboard.vcu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_63567_1%26url%3D Supplemental/Optional Reading: USA Patriot Act http://fl1.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/usatoday/docs/terrorism/patriotact.pdf Civil liberties vs. National Security https://blackboard.vcu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_63567_1%26url%3D