http://www.danking.org/evergreen/Fall_2002/Argument/rights/proandcon.html
War on Terrorism vs. Bill of Rights
By
Dan King
Safety
Rights
Without safety, other rights are meaningless
Past Precedent
Patriot Act (HR 3162)
Rights are only temporarily removed
Clear and Present Danger doctrine
Quotes
Bill of Rights is intended for tough cases
Past concessions later regretted
Electronic Funds Frontier analysis of the Patriot Act
War on Terrorism not a real war
Quotes
Articles and Misc. Sources
President George Bush's proposal to create Cabinet Department of Homeland Security
Remarks by Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge
Declaring and Waging War: The U.S. Constitution by Jacob G. Hornberger, April 2002
A Stake in Civil Liberties web site
Great American speeches presented by PBS
Bill Moyer on the Domestic War against Terrorism
War on Terrorism or Police State?
by Rep. Cynthia McKinney
The Village Voice: Terrorizing the Bill of Rights
by Nat Hentoff
Thomas Jefferson on Politics & Government -- The Bill of Rights
Posted November 6, 2001