Citizens of any country are afforded certain rights and responsibilities, and the United States of America is no exception. The United States Constitution (US Const) and the first ten amendments, also known as the “Bill of Rights”, define the framework. This is a supreme law that defines the functioning of the federal government. Shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States congress enacted a law, commonly known as the Patriot Act. This law expands the power of the government and administration by allowing them to obtain the personal data of any person suspected in the hope of preventing future terrorist acts. Many of its provisions were set to expire in 2005, but Congress passed another bill called the “US PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act in 2006” to reauthorize them. The Patriot Act technically does not violate any constitutional rights. However there are many gray areas where his interpretations are not only different but questionable. Even more so, some individuals may cross the fine line between rights and responsibilities they have. Although the main purpose of this law is to maintain the safety of its citizens, residents and visitors, a debate soon began as to whether or not it violated constitutional rights. The Constitution not only gives certain rights to citizens but also protects them. However, several lawyers are concerned about the abuse of power of this law and the violation of the "Bill of Rights" and in particular the 4th amendment of the Constitution. Supporters of this law argue that most of the changes suggested by the Patriot Act are not new offerings, just modest changes to existing law. For example; interference with airline crew has been illegal since Kennedy was president (Sales, Nathan A...... middle of document ......efAuxArt.aspx?refid=701713501>Gerdes Louise I. “The Patriot Act”: Detroit: Thomson Galem, 2005Yoo, John C. “The Patriot Act is Constitutional Encarta,” July 10, 2009 http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefAuxArt.aspx?refid=701713501> Preston, Julia “Suit Filed in Support of Muslim Scholar Banned by New York Times.” A. “The Patriot Act Is Not Broken,” Vol. 101 69, Frederick Community Lib, Frederick, MD July 10Unite and Strengthen America by Providing the Appropriate Tools Needed to Intercept and Interrupt Terrorism Act of 2001. Pub Reauthorization Act of 2005. Pub L. 109-177 March 9 2006