Need an research paper on liberties that the u.s. cannot reduce or give up in the face of modern terrorism. Needs to be 6 pages.
America like countries has strengthened counter-terrorism measures after the 9/11 incident. However, many of the counter-terrorism measures are causing huge inconvenience to the public. Many people believe that the American government looted civil liberties in the name of counter-terrorism measures. Growing threats from terrorist groups forced America to strengthen security measures and implement many controversial acts in the country.
Even though American citizens are facing less trouble because of these tight measures, people who are visiting America are facing big problems at American airports. For example, recently former Indian president and renowned scientist APJ Abdul Kalam forced to undergo body scanning in the name of security measures. If a country’s president like VVIP is facing such problems in America, one can anticipate the extent of problems facing by ordinary visitors from overseas countries. These incidents would have definitely encouraged Benjamin Franklin to comment that: Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. .Federal policies adopted since September 11, 2001, including provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 107-56) and related executive orders, regulations, and actions threaten fundamental rights and liberties, including the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution by authorizing the indefinite incarceration of non-citizens based on mere suspicion, and the indefinite incarceration of citizens designated by the President as
enemy combatants without access to counsel or meaningful recourse to the Federal courts
2.Many people have the assumption that the patriot act may affect only the foreigners and American citizens may not be affected too much because of that. In reality, the above assumption seems to be an illusion. It should be noted that the president acts based on the feedback received from the bureaucracy. Bureaucracy, on the other hand, can mislead the president with misinterpretations of facts.