A User's Guide To The USA Patriot Act And Beyond

by Abele, Robert P.

• ISBN13: 9780761830580
• ISBN10: 0761830588
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-23
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

A User's Guide to the USA PATRIOT Act and Beyond examines the controversial USA PATRIOT Act, passed by Congress six weeks after the horrific events of September 11, 2001. The book summarizes other programs put into operation to severely curtail the civil liberties of Americans, including a second, more intrusive PATRIOT Act, and other proposed programs and laws that attack privacy, probably cause, due process, and free speech.

Author Biography

Robert P. Abele is a Philosophy and Religious Studies Instructor at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Our Rights Tradition: From the English Tradition to John Locke to the Bill of Rights	1	(18)
The English Tradition that Gave Birth to the U.S. Bill of Rights
Locke, Jefferson, and the Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights and the Constitution the United States
Universalizing Our Rights Tradition: The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and The USA Patriot Act	19	(20)
FISA Definitions
What FISA Allows the Feds to Do
H.R. 3162: ``Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism,'' a.k.a. ``The USA Patriot Act''
Does Patriot Trample Civil Liberties?	39	(30)
The ``Spirit of the Law'' as Found in the Philosophy of Rights Underpinning the United States Constitution
Probable Cause (the Fourth Amendment)
Privacy
Checks and Balances
Due Process (the Fifth Amendment)
Free Speech (the First Amendment)
Other Rights Issues Raised by PATRIOT Acts I and II
The Justice Department Replies to Critics
Other Objections and Replies
Pending Legislation Involving Civil Rights	69	(18)
The Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003
Other Forthcoming Legislation and Governmental Programs That Concern Civil Liberties in Post-9/11 America
From PATRIOT to Police State? The Bush-Ashcroft Power Grabs	87	(24)
Watching Congress
Watching the Executive
Watching Lawsuits Over Patriot
Watching Our Communities React to Patriot
Watching the Watchers
Watching Our Fears Grow
Final Reflection
Bibliography	111	(8)
Index	119