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Taking liberties:the war on terror and the erosion of American democracy/ Susan N. Herman.

Physical description: ix, 276 p. ill., forms 25 cm.;
Bibliographic notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.;
Author(s): Herman, Susan N.;
ISBN: 9780199782543 (hardback : acid-free paper;
Subjects: Terrorism --Prevention --Law and legislation --United States.; Internal security --United States.; Detention of persons --United States.; Electronic surveillance --United States..; Civil rights --United States.; War and emergency powers --United States.; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.; LAW / Intellectual Property / Generalbisacsh.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Generalbisacsh.; HISTORY / United States / 21st Centurybisacsh.;
Formatted contents notes: Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- PART I: DRAGNETS AND WATCHLISTS -- Chapter 1 The Webmaster and the Football Player -- The Material Support Dragnet -- The Football Player -- The Material Support and Material Witness Dragnets -- Chapter 2. "Foreign Terrorist Organizations," Humanitarians, -- and the First Amendment -- The Iranian Democrat -- Peacemakers and Humanitarians -- Chapter 3. Charity at Home -- The Campaign against Charities -- Collateral Damage to Freedom of Religion and Association -- Chapter 4 Traveling with Terror -- Watching the Watchlists -- Security Theater? -- The Rights of Others -- Chapter 5 Banks and Databanks -- Financial Institutions as TIPSters -- Watchlists and the Private Sector -- Does It Work? -- Collecting the Dots -- Why Should I Care? - Privacy and Democracy -- PART II - SURVEILLANCE AND SECRECY -- Chapter 6 Gutting the Fourth Amendment -- The Fourth Amendment and Terrorism -- "Foreign" Intelligence Surveillance, Americans, and the Patriot Act -- Mayfield v. United States Part II -- The Secret Court and the One-Sided Litigation -- A Job for Congress and the Courts -- Chapter 7 The Patriot Act and Library/Business Records -- American Librarians -- Judicial Fumbling -- Third Party Records and the Fourth Amendment -- Reconsidering the "Library Provision" -- Chapter 8 Gagging the Librarians -- The Library Connection -- Other Librarian Tales -- Chapter 9 John Doe and the National Security Letter -- Why National Security Letters? -- John Doe and Victor Marrero -- Loosening the Gag -- Fourth Amendment Rights for NSL Recipients -- First Amendment Rights for Internet Users -- The Inspector General Expos©♭s 2007-2010 -- National Security Letters, the Fourth Amendment, and Congress -- Chapter 10 The President's Surveillance Program -- In the Halls of the Department of Justice -- The Rubber Stamp Congress -- Closing the Courthouse Doors -- Post-FAA Litigation -- The Secret Court Strikes Again -- "What Else Is It That We Don't Know?" -- PART III: RESTORING CHECKS AND BALANCES -- Chapter 11 American Democracy - The President, the Congress, and the Courts -- The View from the Oval Office - From Bush to Obama and Beyond -- The Sleeping Watchdog -- Secrecy and the Courts -- The Eclipse of the Courts -- Conclusion -- Ordinary Americans -- Restoring Balance.;
Summary notes: "Since 9/11, the U.S. government has acted in a variety of ways--some obvious, some nearly invisible--to increase its surveillance and detention power over American citizens and residents. While most of us have made our peace with the various new restrictions on our civil liberties after 9/11, we have done it without really understanding what those restrictions are or the extent of their reach. Moreover, we tend to think that if the national security state overreaches, we shouldn't worry--the courts will come to the rescue and rein it in. In Taking Liberties, Susan Herman explains how this came to be. Beginning in late 2001, the Bush Administration undertook a series of measures, some of which were understandable and valid given the context, to expand federal surveillance authority. Yet as she shows through a series of gripping episodes involving ordinary Americans, they overreached to the point eroding basic constitutional liberties. Herman spells out in vivid detail why all Americans should be worried about the governmental dragnet that has slowly and at times imperceptibly expanded its coverage over the American public. The erosion of civil liberties doesn't just impact immigrants, Americans of Middle Eastern descent, or Guantanamo detainees, but any American who appears to be engaging in provocative political activity. Taking Liberties is a wake-up call for all Americans, who remain largely unaware of the post-9/11 surveillance regime's insidious and continuing growth" Provided by publisher.;
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press , c2011.;
Call number: 344.7305'32517 HER;
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08200$a344.7305'32517 HER$223
1001 $aHerman, Susan N.
24510$aTaking liberties$bthe war on terror and the erosion of American democracy$cSusan N. Herman.
260 $aOxford ; New York$bOxford University Press$cc2011.
300 $aix, 276 p.$bill., forms$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
5058 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- PART I: DRAGNETS AND WATCHLISTS -- Chapter 1 The Webmaster and the Football Player -- The Material Support Dragnet -- The Football Player -- The Material Support and Material Witness Dragnets -- Chapter 2. "Foreign Terrorist Organizations," Humanitarians, -- and the First Amendment -- The Iranian Democrat -- Peacemakers and Humanitarians -- Chapter 3. Charity at Home -- The Campaign against Charities -- Collateral Damage to Freedom of Religion and Association -- Chapter 4 Traveling with Terror -- Watching the Watchlists -- Security Theater? -- The Rights of Others -- Chapter 5 Banks and Databanks -- Financial Institutions as TIPSters -- Watchlists and the Private Sector -- Does It Work? -- Collecting the Dots -- Why Should I Care? - Privacy and Democracy -- PART II - SURVEILLANCE AND SECRECY -- Chapter 6 Gutting the Fourth Amendment -- The Fourth Amendment and Terrorism -- "Foreign" Intelligence Surveillance, Americans, and the Patriot Act -- Mayfield v. United States Part II -- The Secret Court and the One-Sided Litigation -- A Job for Congress and the Courts -- Chapter 7 The Patriot Act and Library/Business Records -- American Librarians -- Judicial Fumbling -- Third Party Records and the Fourth Amendment -- Reconsidering the "Library Provision" -- Chapter 8 Gagging the Librarians -- The Library Connection -- Other Librarian Tales -- Chapter 9 John Doe and the National Security Letter -- Why National Security Letters? -- John Doe and Victor Marrero -- Loosening the Gag -- Fourth Amendment Rights for NSL Recipients -- First Amendment Rights for Internet Users -- The Inspector General Expos©♭s 2007-2010 -- National Security Letters, the Fourth Amendment, and Congress -- Chapter 10 The President's Surveillance Program -- In the Halls of the Department of Justice -- The Rubber Stamp Congress -- Closing the Courthouse Doors -- Post-FAA Litigation -- The Secret Court Strikes Again -- "What Else Is It That We Don't Know?" -- PART III: RESTORING CHECKS AND BALANCES -- Chapter 11 American Democracy - The President, the Congress, and the Courts -- The View from the Oval Office - From Bush to Obama and Beyond -- The Sleeping Watchdog -- Secrecy and the Courts -- The Eclipse of the Courts -- Conclusion -- Ordinary Americans -- Restoring Balance.
520 $a"Since 9/11, the U.S. government has acted in a variety of ways--some obvious, some nearly invisible--to increase its surveillance and detention power over American citizens and residents. While most of us have made our peace with the various new restrictions on our civil liberties after 9/11, we have done it without really understanding what those restrictions are or the extent of their reach. Moreover, we tend to think that if the national security state overreaches, we shouldn't worry--the courts will come to the rescue and rein it in. In Taking Liberties, Susan Herman explains how this came to be. Beginning in late 2001, the Bush Administration undertook a series of measures, some of which were understandable and valid given the context, to expand federal surveillance authority. Yet as she shows through a series of gripping episodes involving ordinary Americans, they overreached to the point eroding basic constitutional liberties. Herman spells out in vivid detail why all Americans should be worried about the governmental dragnet that has slowly and at times imperceptibly expanded its coverage over the American public. The erosion of civil liberties doesn't just impact immigrants, Americans of Middle Eastern descent, or Guantanamo detainees, but any American who appears to be engaging in provocative political activity. Taking Liberties is a wake-up call for all Americans, who remain largely unaware of the post-9/11 surveillance regime's insidious and continuing growth"$cProvided by publisher.
650 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States.
650 0$aInternal security$zUnited States.
650 0$aDetention of persons$zUnited States.
650 0$aElectronic surveillance$zUnited States..
650 0$aCivil rights$zUnited States.
650 0$aWar and emergency powers$zUnited States.
650 0$aWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
650 7$aLAW / Intellectual Property / General$2bisacsh.
650 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General$2bisacsh.
650 7$aHISTORY / United States / 21st Century$2bisacsh.

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