Terrorism and the Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security
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by: David Cole
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...a frightening look at how post-9/11 paranoia and the aftermath of that event has lead to the diminution of civil liberties in the U.S.. The passage of the "Patriot Act" won't only make ethnic groups (particularly Arab/Muslims, given that 9/11 was perpetrated by members of that ethnic group) [a] cause to worry, even Americans may be, if their views don't match the current Administration's views, subject to loss of constitutional rights. This is an important book -- it should be read by everyone who thinks that their civil liberties are unable to be violated by the government. (Conservatives may not like this book, but most of us [moderates and liberals] will find the book an eye-opening study of overreaction and paranoia, by the government, as a result of 9/11.
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The book is more alarmist than pointing out a real solution to what the author considers as a growing problem. Since 2001 PATRIOT Act, the main problem civil liberities activists have is monitoring international calls from suspected terrorists. If this is all the problems activists (like author) have, other than speculating what might happen, then there is no real problem with the 2001 PATRIOT Act that's going to take the average American's liberities away.
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