How Patriotic is the Patriot Act?

How Patriotic is the Patriot Act?
Title How Patriotic is the Patriot Act? PDF eBook
Author Amitai Etzioni
Publisher Routledge
Pages 181
Release 2005-06-29
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1135929963

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In this short book, Etzioni, the well-known and respected public intellectual and communitarian thinker, charts a middle course, or third way 'between those who are committed to shore up our liberties but blind to the needs of public security, as well as those who never met a right they are not willing to curtail to give authorities an even freer hand.' This book will prove a useful guide for citizens looking for a thought provoking, well-reasoned and sober analysis of one of the hot button issues of our time.

Winter Warfare

Winter Warfare
Title Winter Warfare PDF eBook
Author Amitai Etzioni
Publisher Psychology Press
Pages 224
Release 2004
Genre Civil rights
ISBN 9780714646992

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The US Patriot Act has been cast by its critics as the greatest threat to civil liberties since the Alien and Sedition Acts or the suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War.

How Would a Patriot Act?

How Would a Patriot Act?
Title How Would a Patriot Act? PDF eBook
Author Glenn Greenwald
Publisher Working Assets Publishing
Pages 148
Release 2006
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN

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Glenn Greenwald was not a political man — neither liberal nor conservative. To him, the U.S. was generally on track and would remain forever centrist. But all that has changed. Over the past five years, a creeping extremism has taken hold of our federal government, which threatens to alter our system of governing ourselves and our national character. This extremism is neither liberal nor conservative, but is driven by the Bush administration's radical theories of executive power. Greenwald writes that we cannot abide these unlimited and unchecked presidential powers if we are to remain a constitutional republic. Because when you answer to no one, you're not a president — you're a despot. This is one man's story of being galvanized into action to defend his country, and his concise and penetrating analysis of what is at stake for America when its president has secretly bestowed upon himself the powers of a king. From 9/11 to the question of nuclear war in Iran, Greenwald shows how Bush's claims of unlimited power play out. In the spirit of the colonists who once mustered the strength to denounce a king, Greenwald asks: how would a patriot act today?

The Right to Privacy

The Right to Privacy
Title The Right to Privacy PDF eBook
Author Samuel D. Brandeis, Louis D. Warren
Publisher BoD – Books on Demand
Pages 42
Release 2018-04-05
Genre Fiction
ISBN 3732645487

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Reproduction of the original: The Right to Privacy by Samuel D. Warren, Louis D. Brandeis

The Future of Terrorism

The Future of Terrorism
Title The Future of Terrorism PDF eBook
Author Harvey W. Kushner
Publisher SAGE
Pages 292
Release 1998
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9780761908692

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Subtitled 'Violence in the New Millennium', this provides an insight into this relatively new phenomenon in the United States.

Silencing Political Dissent

Silencing Political Dissent
Title Silencing Political Dissent PDF eBook
Author Nancy Chang
Publisher Seven Stories Press
Pages 172
Release 2002-07-09
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9781583224946

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In her groundbreaking new book, Silencing Political Dissent, constitutional expert Nancy Chang examines how the Bush administration's fight against terrorism is resulting in a disturbing erosion of First Amendment rights and increase of executive power. Chang's compelling analysis begins with a historical review of political repression and intolerance of dissent in America. From the Sedition Act of 1798, through the Smith Act of the 1940s and the internment of Japanese Americans in World War II, to the FBI's infamous COINTELPRO program of the 1960s, Chang recalls how during times of crisis and war, the U.S. government has unjustly detained individuals, invaded personal privacy, and hampered the free speech of Americans. Chang's expertise as a senior constitutional attorney shines through in the power and clarity of her argument. Meticulously researched and footnoted, Chang's book forces us to challenge the government when it is unpopular to do so, and to consider that perhaps "our future safety lies in the expansion, rather the contraction, of the democratic values set forth in the Constitution."

The Patriot Act

The Patriot Act
Title The Patriot Act PDF eBook
Author Lauri S. Friedman
Publisher Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
Pages 100
Release 2006
Genre Education
ISBN 9780737735253

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Examines six controversial essays that debate the issue of the Patriot Act, and includes model essays, sidebar notes and guided exercises.