Using material from this week's lesson and outside sources, post your thoughts on the following. The U.S. PATRIOT Act has caused controversy since its inception. Some people (particularly civil liberties groups) have raised concerns about whether the PATRIOT Act goes too far by allowing federal agencies to gather too much data and violating rights to privacy. What are the primary initiatives implemented as a result of the U.S. PATRIOT Act? Do you believe the information gathered by intelligence agencies is worth some of the civil liberties that we give up? Provide examples. Do you believe that this law violates a person's right to privacy? Why or why not