RJA #9: Evaluation of Sources

- USA PATRIOT Act (full text)
http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html
- Website-
Written by the 107th congress' 1st session, H.R. 3162, and clerk Jeff Trandahl. I believe this source to be very credible because it is a complete copy of the Patriot act written by the United States Congress. There is no reason why this website and copy of the act is not authentic.

- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (full text)
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/50/ch36.html
- Website-
This website has a .edu at the end, therefore it is a university of sorts. I know of Cornell from previous research assignments, particularly their law department. They publish documents pertaining to the law on a regular basis and update them as needed. I believe that they are a trustworthy source because they solely publish what the law states word for word.

- "House approves foreign wiretap bill"
http://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2007-08-06-251923673_x.htm
- Article-
This article was written by an associated press writer named Charles Babington who covers mostly events regarding Washington. I believe him to be credible due to his numerous news reports being picked up from many different credible news organizations. This article was published by the USA Today which is a well known news organization that is pretty trustworthy.

- "Bush accepts NSA wiretap court oversight"
http://aurarialibrary.worldcat.org/oclc/103749273&referer=brief_results
- Article-
I believe this to be a good article due to the resource in which it was found (World News Digest) which is a news magazine supported by all of the worlds top news agencies like CNN, ABC, BBC, Reuters, AP and so on. The publishers are "New York, Facts on File News Services [etc.]" who claim to be an award-winning publisher geared toward the high school, academic, and public library markets. I believe this publisher to be a reputable source for information because they are geared towards academia.

- "Legislative proposals to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, September 6, 2006."
-Book-
This is a book written by the members of the U.S. Congress. I believe this to be an excellent source for information as well as reliable.

- "USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 3199) : a brief look"
- Book-
I believe this to be a credible source for information. The authors are Brian Yeh who is a legislative attorney for the U.S. Congress. The publisher was: Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress which I presume to be very credible.