Taking Liberties: The War On Terror And The Erosion Of American Democracy,New

Taking Liberties: The War On Terror And The Erosion Of American Democracy,New

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In This Eyeopening Work, The President Of The Aclu Takes A Hard Look At The Human And Social Costs Of The War On Terror. Over A Decade After 9/11, It Is Far From Clear That The Government'S Hastily Adopted Antiterrorist Tacticssuch As The Patriot Actare Keeping Us Safe, But It Is Increasingly Clear That These Emergency Measures In Fact Have The Potential To Ravage Our Livesand Have Already Done Just That To Countless Americans.From The Oregon Lawyer Falsely Suspected Of Involvement With Terrorism In Spain To The Former University Of Idaho Football Player Arrested On The Pretext That He Was Needed As A 'Material Witness' (Though He Was Never Called To Testify), This Book Is Filled With Unsettling Stories Of Ordinary People Caught In The Government'S Dragnet. These Are Not Just Isolated Mistakes In An Otherwise Sound Program, But Demonstrations Of What Can Happen When Our Constitutional Protections Against Government Abuse Are Abandoned. Whether It'S Running A Chat Room, Contributing To A Charity, Or Even Urging A Terrorist Group To Forego Its Violent Tactics, Activities That Should Be Protected By The First Amendment Can Now Lead To Prosecution. Blacklists And Watchlists Keep People Grounded At Airports And Strand American Citizens Abroad, Although These Lists Are Rife With Errorserrors That Cannot Be Challenged. National Security Letters Allow The Fbi To Demand Records About Innocent People From Libraries, Financial Institutions, And Internet Service Providers Without Ever Going To Court. Government Databanks Now Brim With Information About Every Aspect Of Our Private Lives, While Efforts To Mount Legal Challenges To These Measures Have Been Stymied.Barack Obama, Like George W. Bush, Relies On Secrecy And Exaggerated Claims Of Presidential Prerogative To Keep The Courts And Congress From Fully Examining Whether These Laws And Policies Are Constitutional, Effective, Or Even Counterproductive. Democracy Itself Is Undermined. This Book Is A Wakeup Call For All Americans, Who Remain Largely Unaware Of The Post9/11 Surveillance Regime'S Insidious And Continuing Growth.

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