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Terrorism and the Constitution
David Cole (2)
Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security
W. W. Norton
September 2002
On Sale: October 9, 2007
240 pages ISBN: 1565847822 EAN: 9781565847828 Trade Size
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A chilling analysis of the constitutional costs of the new
war on terrorism, from two leading experts. In a vivid and important critique of our government's
response to threats—real and perceived—from communists in
the 1950s, Central American activists in the 1980s,
Palestinians in the 1990s, and now Islamic terrorists in the
twenty-first century, two leading constitutional scholars
warn that many of our government's anti-terrorism efforts
sacrifice civil liberties without effectively protecting
national security. James X. Dempsey, former assistant counsel to the U.S. House
Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights,
and David Cole, a law professor and leading civil liberties
lawyer, contend that in its response to the attacks of
September 11, the Bush administration has already repeated
many of the worst mistakes of the past, and is unlikely to
make Americans more secure. By comparing recent
anti-terrorism measures to law enforcement abuses of the
past, the authors make a compelling case against the 1996
and 2001 Anti-Terrorism Acts, both of which offer the FBI
far more latitude than is necessary or desirable in a free
society. The book concludes with a detailed blueprint that shows how
we can fight terrorism without indulging in guilt by
association, political spying, and unchecked federal powers,
and how we will be safer in the long run if we adhere to
these restraints.
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