Civil Liberties in America

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This paper looks at the constitutional dilemmas facing American lawmakers following the terror attacks of Sept 2001. It explains that, on the one hand, security needed to be tightened up, but how, on the other hand, laws like the Patriot Act might be viewed as a clamp-down on civil liberties.

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"The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have necessitated a new awareness of the shortcomings of the American security system. It follows that there also arose the need to reassess this security system and to enhance the measures already in place so that the possibility of future attacks can be minimized. The emotions aroused by 9/11 doubtlessly played a large part in allowing the government to use measures that would otherwise appear outrageous, or at the very least an infringement upon the right to privacy. Some of these measures have come under renewed scrutiny, while others have been deemed acceptable."

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