Concerning Laws

The USA Patriot Act has its pros and cons, but is more ridiculous than anything. The Act goes too far by invading the privacy of citizens. Those records that are collected from e-mail, telephone, financial records, and so on are personal, and I feel there's no reason to look into such details. The Patriot Act in unconstitutional for many reasons, such as, it goes against HIPAA and rights to a speedy trial in some instances. The government should have certain ways of obtaining information for anti-terrorism, but this Act certainly is not legitimate, and should be severely revised.

The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and The Equal Pay Act 1970 aim to create equality between the sexes. The SDA makes discrimination unlawful in "employment, education, advertising, or when providing housing, goods, services, or facilities". There are two forms of discrimination these are direct discrimination, and indirect discrimination. On the 5th November 1998, the Equal Opportunities Commission submitted recommendations for a new sex equality law to the government.