| Author/Contributor(s): | Cole, David ; Dempsey, James X ; Talanian, Nancy ; Gage, Kit |
| Publisher: | New Press |
| Date: | 03/01/2006 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
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.