1. How much authority should the Federal government have to gather information about ordinary patterns which might be an alert to risk for terrorists? Discuss your answer.

2. Should all phone calls and email messages be monitored for such patterns? What about Web browsing and posting to social media network sites such as Facebook? Discuss your answer.

3. At what point does such government surveillance cross the line and become an invasion of privacy or even a violation of Federal laws that are designed to protect citizens' civil liberties even as the nation pursues its national security goals? Discuss your answer.

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ANSWER 1 The authority of the Federal government to gather information about ordinary patterns that might be an alert to risk for terrorists should be ... View the full answer