Terrorism and Policy - Essay Example The congress and public alike supported the Bush administrations efforts to stop another incident, one of the first of which was establishing the Office of Homeland Security less than a month after 9-11. This newly formed department’s mission was “to develop and coordinate the implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to secure the United States from terrorist threats or attacks†(David, 2002). The actions taken by the federal government have been as extensive as they are controversial. Some submit that the government has overstepped its Constitutional authority enacting policies and laws which intrude on the privacy of American citizens while others believe these steps are necessary to protect lives and property. An overview of the strategy implemented by the government to prevent and respond to a terrorist attack will be presented along with both sides of the constitutional controversy emanating from the implementation of the PATRIOT Act.
