Journal article
Patriot Games: Taking Liberties
Social Alternatives, Vol.25(3), pp.32-37
2006
Abstract
Since 9/11, US citizens have been subject to a series of measures that have undermined their civil liberties. These changes were intended to enhance security and were supported by Congress with little dissent. Cherished values such as habeas corpus and the right to a fair trial were removed while the abduction and torture of 'illegal combatants' became accepted practice in the name of the war on terror. It is doubtful whether the US was actually at 'war'; if so, the laws of war should have covered its response. US citizens appear to have accepted their loss of freedom because it was portrayed as a choice between security and civil liberties. There appears to be little prospect for any rapid reversal of the new legislative regime. Such measures have been adopted before in times of national emergency but often proved counterproductive. The US Government's response to 9/11 has led to concerns about the health of US democracy and its future direction.
Details
- Title
- Patriot Games: Taking Liberties
- Authors
- Michael C Buky (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Social Alternatives, Vol.25(3), pp.32-37
- Publisher
- Social Alternatives
- Date published
- 2006
- ISSN
- 0155-0306
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2006 Social Alternatives. Reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449452402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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