Rethinking the Patriot Act : keeping America safe and free / Stephen J. Schulhofer.
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TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: New York : Century Foundation Press, c2005.Description: xi, 163 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 0870784951 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 345.73/02 22
- KF4850.A322001 S38 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-153) and index.
Understanding the challenge : surveillance needs and their dangers -- Tracking Al Qaeda : foreign intelligence searches and surveillance -- Accessing documents and records -- Enhanced powers in conventional law enforcement -- Security and freedom for the long haul.
Schulhofer explains the act's most important provisions and reviews the best information currently available to gauge their usefulness and their effects in practice. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Schulhofer argues that much of the Patriot Act was essential, and some of it, if not essential, was reasonably defensible.
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