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The Constitution and 9/11: Recurring Threats to America's Freedoms
Louis Fisher
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Paperback. Chronicles the longstanding tension between protecting our constitutional rights and safeguarding national security, from the Whiskey Rebellion to the McCarthy hearings to George W Bush's "War on Terror." This book reminds readers of the political principles they need to rediscover to keep their nation free. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPVH1; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
The announced purpose of U.S. antiterrorist policies after 9/11 was to bring democracy and the rule of law to the Middle East. At home, those values were regularly threatened by illegal, unconstitutional, secret, and unaccountable programs. The Bush administration claimed that terrorists hate America for its freedoms, yet its actions jeopardized those freedoms and brought the reputation of the United States lower in the eyes of the world.Government surveillance. Suspension of habeas corpus. Secret tribunals. Most Americans would recognize these controversial topics from today's headlines. Unfortunately, as Louis Fisher reminds us, such violations of freedom have been with us throughout ... Read more
The announced purpose of U.S. antiterrorist policies after 9/11 was to bring democracy and the rule of law to the Middle East. At home, those values were regularly threatened by illegal, unconstitutional, secret, and unaccountable programs. The Bush administration claimed that terrorists hate America for its freedoms, yet its actions jeopardized those freedoms and brought the reputation of the United States lower in the eyes of the world.Government surveillance. Suspension of habeas corpus. Secret tribunals. Most Americans would recognize these controversial topics from today's headlines. Unfortunately, as Louis Fisher reminds us, such violations of freedom have been with us throughout ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700616015
SKU
V9780700616015
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About Louis Fisher
Louis Fisher is the author of more than a dozen books, including Presidential War Power, Military Tribunals and Presidential Power, In the Name of National Security, and Constitutional Conflicts between Congress and the President, now in its fifth edition.
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