· Access and familiarize yourself with your local homeland security plan.
· Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you address the political issues associated with the continuation or elimination of the USA PATRIOT Act. Do you support its continuation or elimination? Be sure to address the following:
o Justify a position for or against the USA PATRIOT Act.
o Evaluate the overall influence(s) of the USA PATRIOT Act.
o Examine the financial/funding issues associated with the USA PATRIOT Act and the current mission of the Department of Homeland Security.