The Domestic Security Enhancement Act

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This paper describes the rights and power this legislation would grant to the government if officially made law and explains that, while intended as a security measure for protecting the country from internal threats, it will ultimately impede the constitutional rights of America citizens and threaten their civil liberties.

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"Thomas Jefferson is often quoted as saying: "The price of freedom is constant vigilance." In a large nation dedicated to the individual freedom and liberty of all its citizens, when the nation learns that is has not been vigilant enough is often when a person, or group of persons take advantage of that freedom, and abuse the liberty of others in order to further their own destructive purposes. The tragedy of 9-11 is the most dramatic case of how a nation can take its freedom and liberty for granted. Our commitment to respect the rights liberties of others makes a doorway for those who don't share our commitments to tear down that which has taken over 200 years to build, protect, and defend."

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