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Originally Posted by Catfish
Is the 'patriot act' even legal ?
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Some provisions have been declared unconstitutional at the lower courts. Other provisions have never been challenged in court.
There have been provisions of the USAPATRIOT Act that have been reviewed by the SCOTUS and have been up held as being constitutional.
There is a presumption that all laws passed by congress are, by default, constitutional until proven otherwise in court. I don't personally agree with that presumption but it is the way it is.