No Greater Threat: America After September 11 and the Rise of a National Security StateAlgora Publishing, 2002 - 536 pages A pertinent analysis of the "USA Patriot Act," based on meticulous legal research and straight talk, points to America's ominous evolution into a national security state. "In this very important study, C. W. Michaels gives us a unique guide and commentar. |
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... Department of Justice Department of the Treasury Department of State Compliance Headquarters American Civil Liberties Union Center for Constitutional Rights Center for Democracy and Technology Center for National Security Studies Center ...
... Department of Justice Department of the Treasury Department of State Compliance Headquarters American Civil Liberties Union Center for Constitutional Rights Center for Democracy and Technology Center for National Security Studies Center ...
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... JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE IV (AND ISIS) 141 SPECIAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM AND “ABSCONDER INITIATIVES” SEVIS PROGRAM US-VISIT PROGRAM 1 Table of Contents.
... JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE IV (AND ISIS) 141 SPECIAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM AND “ABSCONDER INITIATIVES” SEVIS PROGRAM US-VISIT PROGRAM 1 Table of Contents.
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... JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND TITLES VIII THROUGH X Selected PATRIOT Act related investigations, arrests, and convictions Court cases on the PATRIOT Act Administration andJustice Department Activities to promote the PATRIOT Act SELECTED ...
... JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND TITLES VIII THROUGH X Selected PATRIOT Act related investigations, arrests, and convictions Court cases on the PATRIOT Act Administration andJustice Department Activities to promote the PATRIOT Act SELECTED ...
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... Justice Department in early 2003, called the "Domestic Security Enhancement Act" and which soon was given the name "PATRIOT Act II." Some provisions in that statute, if enacted, would be unprece- dented alterations of federal law ...
... Justice Department in early 2003, called the "Domestic Security Enhancement Act" and which soon was given the name "PATRIOT Act II." Some provisions in that statute, if enacted, would be unprece- dented alterations of federal law ...
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... Department of Homeland Security) — are not part of the PATRIOT Act. These additional developments were brought about ... Justice Department,” and so on. PATRIOT Act Title I is a collection of unrelated provisions. 50 No Greater Threat.
... Department of Homeland Security) — are not part of the PATRIOT Act. These additional developments were brought about ... Justice Department,” and so on. PATRIOT Act Title I is a collection of unrelated provisions. 50 No Greater Threat.
Contents
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The USA PATRIOT ACT Titles IV Through VI | 119 |
The USA PATRIOT ACT Titles VII Through X | 157 |
Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 Proposed | 211 |
The First Six Elements of a National Security State | 229 |
The Next Six Elements of a National Security State | 359 |
The National Security State Scorecard a Possible Future Overall Cultural Themes | 473 |
Closing Observations and the Need for Watchfulness | 503 |
Index | 525 |
Books and Recommended Reading | 529 |
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Page 37 - When a nation is at war many things that might be said in time of peace are such a hindrance to its effort that their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight, and that no court could regard them as protected by any constitutional right.
Page 37 - The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger...
Page 399 - A world where some live in comfort and plenty, while half of the human race lives on less than $2 a day, is neither just nor stable.
Page 147 - [A] warrant is not required to break down a door to enter a burning home to rescue occupants or extinguish a fire, to prevent a shooting or to bring emergency aid to an injured person. The need to protect or preserve life or avoid serious injury is justification for what would be otherwise illegal absent an exigency or emergency.
Page 397 - America is now threatened less by conquering states than we are by failing ones. We are menaced less by fleets and armies than by catastrophic technologies in the hands of the embittered few.
Page 397 - The United States possesses unprecedented — and unequaled — strength and influence in the world. Sustained by faith in the principles of liberty, and the value of a free society, this position comes with unparalleled responsibilities, obligations, and opportunity. The great strength of this nation must be used to promote a balance of power that favors freedom.
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