Discuss the below:
1. Describe the most controversial aspects of the 2001 USA Patriot Act and discuss how those controversial aspects were addressed in the 2006 renewal and reauthorization. (Provide in-text citations connected to listed source references).
2. Discuss the value of Internet propaganda and explain why the internet is a potential weapon for terrorism. (Provide in-text citations connected to listed source references).
3. Upon taking office in January 2009, President Obama, by Executive Order, temporarily halted the use of military commissions, which was reinstated with the passing of the Military Commissions Act of 2009.
4. Before answering the question, please take a moment to read the below article published tby the ACLU regarding a Washington state court case in which a political protester, who had been under surveillance by local and state law enforcement, successfully sued those agencies for civil rights violations - freedom of speech, assembly, and right to petition the government. While the case was settled out of court, it has had an impact on criminal intelligence gathering.