A Changed America: Civil Liberties Take Back Seat to Safety. / Henry Weinstein and others.
by Weinstein, Henry; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 26Global Issues. Publisher: Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2002ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Americans -- Attitudes | Civil rights | Emigration and immigration law | National security | September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) | Terrorism -- United States | War on Terrorism (2001- ) | United States -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "American civil liberties are as fixed and steady an influence in national life as the stock market--and every bit as elastic. Like the market, the rights enjoyed by U.S. citizens have grown to an extent that the Founding Fathers probably never imagined. But in times of danger, civil liberties have shrunk, suffering what market analysts might call a correction." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article explores the civil liberty effects of Sept. 11 [2001] on various aspects of American society.
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Originally Published: A Changed America: Civil Liberties Take Back Seat to Safety, March 10, 2002; pp. A1+.
"American civil liberties are as fixed and steady an influence in national life as the stock market--and every bit as elastic. Like the market, the rights enjoyed by U.S. citizens have grown to an extent that the Founding Fathers probably never imagined. But in times of danger, civil liberties have shrunk, suffering what market analysts might call a correction." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article explores the civil liberty effects of Sept. 11 [2001] on various aspects of American society.
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