Voices in Support of the USA PATRIOT Act
See the Department of Justice's website, www.lifeandliberty.gov for the Bush Administration's defense of the Patriot Act.
On July 13, 2004, The Department of Justice released a Report From The Field outlining the use of the USA PATRIOT Act. Read our companion guide for an analysis of the report and these articles for more information.
News Articles and Op-eds
August 11, 2005, Senator Jon Kyl, Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, Patriot Act reauthorization
June 20, 2005, U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Murphy, Detroit Free Press, PATRIOT ACT — Laws must keep up with advancements
June 16, 2005, Thomas Sowell, Town Hall.com, The polio fallacy
June 13, 2005, U.S. Attorney John McKay, The Seattle Times, Patriot Act's tools no different than those used to fight crime
June 9, 2005, Michael J. Woods, The Washington Times, Patriot Act and privacy
June 8, 2005, Peter Huessy, The News-Press, Critics distort facts about Patriot Act
June 7, 2005, David Horowitz and John Perazzo, The Unholy Alliance of American Radicals and Islamic Terrorists Against the Patriot Act
June 2, 2005, U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Johnston, The State Journal, Delayed Notification Searches Important to Nation’s Safety
June 1, 2005, Pat Roberts, USA Today, Give FBI all legal tools
May 31, 2005, U.S. Attorney Kevin V. Ryan, The Daily Californian, PATRIOT Act Has Major Advantages
May 27, 2005, U.S. Attorney Richard Roper, The Dallas Morning News, Talk of Patriot Act's harm is overblown
May 24, 2005, U.S. Attorney Matthew G. Whitaker, The Des Moines Register, No, Patriot act should not be changed
May 22, 2005, U.S. Attorney Thomas A. Marino, York Daily Record, PATRIOT ACT: Opposition to law is based on fear, not facts
May 9, 2005, U.S. Attorney Kevin V. Ryan, San Francisco Chronicle, Why all provisions of the Patriot Act should be reauthorized
May 5, 2005, U.S. Attorney Thomas A. Marino, Lebanon Daily News, Patriot Act right response to terrorism
May 3, 2005, Deroy Murdock, National Review Online, On Borrowed Time
April 28, 2005, U.S. Attorney Charles W. Larson Sr., Globe Gazette, Learn about the PATRIOT Act
April 26, 2005, U.S. Attorney Paul I. Perez, The News-Press, Scare tactics impede prosecution of terror
April 25, 2005, Deroy Murdock, National Review Online, Check This Out: Libraries should be a key target of the Patriot Act
April 19, 2005, Heather MacDonald, The Dallas Morning News, Patriot Act hasn't led us down any slippery slope
April 15, 2005, Viet Dinh, Human Events, Critics Get it Wrong: Patriot Act Exemplifies Checks and Balances
April 12, 2005, Sen. Jeff Sessions, USA TODAY, Law doesn't erode liberties
April 10, 2005, Sen. Jon Kyl, PHXnews.com, Why the Patriot Act Must be Renewed
February 14, 2005, The Washington Post, Transcript: Bush Urges Reauthorization of Patriot Act
December 19, 2004, Viet D. Dinh, USA TODAY, Detentions are appropriate
December 8, 2004, Robert Kuttner, The Boston Globe, Try national ID card -- you might like it
October 22, 2004, James D. Zirin, The Washington Times, Fearful Patriot Act?
October 14, 2004, U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, The Patriot Act at Work
October 7, 2004, Melissa Yeager, KY3 News, Attorney General Ashcroft touts Patriot Act in return to home city
September 27, 2007, Jerry Seper, The Washington Times, Notables of criminal justice support Patriot Act
September 22, 2004, Daniel Pulliam, GovExec, Justice official defends PATRIOT Act
September 11, 2004, Terry Rombeck, Lawrence Journal-World, Patriot Act author defends law as terror-fighting tool
August 4, 2004, Heather Mac Donald, National Review Online, Unreality Activists: For the ACLU, Bush and Ashcroft have created a climate of fear, not terrorists
June 8, 2004, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing, John Ashcroft statement, with rebuttal from Patrick Leahy
May 23, 2004, Jeff Jacoby, The Boston Globe, Overblown fears about the Patriot Act
May 10, 2004, Michael B. Mukasey, The Wall Street Journal, 'The Spirit of Liberty': Before attacking the Patriot Act, try reading it
May 5, 2004, Paul Rosenzweig, The Heritage Foundation, Aiding Terrorists - An Examination of the Material Support Statute
May 1, 2004, Heather MacDonald, The Union Leader, Civil liberties concerns still hamper counterterrorism
April 28, 2004, Congressman Lamar Smith, Daily Texas, Patriot Act Protects Americans
April 28, 2004, Thomas Ryan, Front Page Magazine, Lobby for Terror
April 20, 2004, Rich Lowry, National Review Online, The Ashcroft-Reno Anti-Terror Act: Three cheers for the Patriot Act.
April 5, 2004, James Carafano, Heritage Foundation, Thinking About the Next Sept. 11
March 22, 2004, Condoleezza Rice, Washington Post, 9/11: For the Record
March 17, 2004, Nathan Heller, The Crimson, Official Defends PATRIOT Act
February 24, 2004, Kim Zetter, Wired News, The Patriot Act is Your Friend
December 23, 2003, John Yoo and Eric Posner, American Enterprise Institute, Patriot Act Under Fire
January 15, 2004, Kelly Thorton, San Diego Tribune, Patriot Act Defended by Ridge at S.D. Forum
January 28, 2004, John Ashcroft, Letter to Orrin Hatch (PDF) warning that Bush will veto the SAFE Act
August 9, 2003, Aaron Goldstein, American Daily, In Defense Of Section 215
June 5, 2003, John Ashcroft, Testimony at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee.
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