Traces the history leading up to the Anti-terrorism Act of 1996 "one of the worst assults on civil liberties in decades." The authors review of the abuses occuring today-denials od due process, detentions of aliens based on secret evidence, investigations of support for lawful humanitarian activity - culminates with recommendations for a counterterrorism strategy that would conform to the Constitution - one focused on individual culpability for acts of violence rather than on political ideology. Written for the general audience, yet laden with endnotes of value to activists and lawyers, Terrorism & The Constitution is a balanced examination of the problem of terrorism from a civil liberties perspective.

Terrorism & The Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security

Politics & Social Sciences

COLE, DAVID

Dempsey, James X.

Politics & Government

First Amendment Foundation

New Revised 2002 Edition with Analysis of the new war on terrorism sparked by the attacks of September 11, 2001, including the USA PATRIOT Act. The events of September 11 exposed us all to vulnerabilities that we had previously not appreciated. This book maintains that it is all the more critical that we respond in principled and intelligent ways to the new threat of terrorism. It warns that many of the new anti-terrorism efforts are fundamentally flawed. They needlessly sacrifice civil liberties, with little consideration of what went wrong in the past and what will be effective in the future in fighting terrorism. 
Dempsey and Cole provide an important historical perspective on the government's recent efforts by analyzing past investigations and prosecutions in the name of fighting communism and terrorism. By considering the post-September 11 developments with vivid examples of past abuses, they argue that we can and must fight terrorism without indulging in guilt by association, political spying, and unchecked federal powers, and that we will be safer in the long run if we adhere to these restraints.

Terrorism & The Constitution, Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security

Tracing the history of government intrusions on Constitutional rights in response to threats from abroad, Cole and Dempsey warn that a society in which civil liberties are sacrificed in the name of national security is in fact less secure than one in which they are upheld. A new chapter includes a discussion of domestic spying, preventive detention, the many court challenges to post–9/11 abuses, implementation of the PATRIOT ACT, and efforts to reestablish the checks and balances left behind in the rush to strengthen governmental powers.

Terrorism and the Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties In The Name Of National Security

The New Press

Tracing the history of government intrusions on Constitutional rights in response to threats from abroad, Cole and Dempsey warn that a society in which civil liberties are sacrificed in the name of national security is in fact less secure than one in which they are upheld.
A new chapter includes a discussion of domestic spying, preventive detention, the many court challenges to post–9/11 abuses, implementation of the PATRIOT ACT, and efforts to reestablish the checks and balances left behind in the rush to strengthen governmental powers.

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Terrorism & The Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security

Terrorism & The Constitution, Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security

Terrorism and the Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties In The Name Of National Security

Terrorism and the Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties In The Name Of National Security