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This project provides information about how civil liberties have been affected by changes in law, policy and priorities since 9/11. ... The PATRIOT Act changes necessarily affect civil liberties, but the evolving and fluid state of the law and government practices in this area complicate the assessment of those effects.
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www.law.duke.edu/publiclaw/civil/
www.law.duke.edu/publiclaw/civil/
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Tung Che-Hwa has described the changes in the law as a balance between civil liberties and social stability. ... Although the Basic Law appears to threaten basic civil liberties, there may be some protection for human rights if the rule of law is protected. According to the Joint Declaration, Hong Kong will continue to...
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www.wcl.american.edu/hrbrief/v4i3/hngkng43.htm
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China's Plans for Hong Kong Jeopardize Basic Civil Liberties by Gillian A. Brady ... Tung Che-Hwa has described the changes in the law as a balance between civil liberties and social stability. Human rights experts agree that national security should only be invoked when there is a threat of force against a nation's...
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www.wcl.american.edu/hrbrief/04/3brady.cfm
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About: Founded in 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit, multi-issue, 500,000+ member public interest organization devoted to protecting the basic civil liberties of all people in the United States.
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www.change.org/aclu
www.change.org/aclu
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Details aren't public yet, but from the Twitter discussions so far, it seems like the basic idea is to provide a followon to Change.gov's short-lived Open for Questions series [1, 2]: a way for people to submit potential questions and vote on what they think the best ... Wes Walls' "Understanding Recent Changes to FISA --
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www.change.org/ideas/view/get_fisa_right_repeal_the_pat...
www.change.org/ideas/view/get_fisa_right_repeal_the_patriot_act_and_restore_our_civil_liberties
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Civil libertarians are troubled. They fear that concerns about national security will lead to an erosion of civil liberties. They offer historical examples ... The basic mistake is the prioritizing of liberty. ... They are both important, and their relative importance changes from time to time and from situation to situation.
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www.theatlantic.com/issues/2001/12/posner.htm
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World news headlines from the Washington Post,including international news and opinion from Africa,North/South America,Asia,Europe and Middle East. Features include world weather,news in Spanish,interactive maps,daily Yomiuri and Iraq coverage. ... You are fully responsible for the content that you post. ... » Links to this article...
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www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/12/AR2007111200647.html
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None of these changes will make airports any less safe, ... Regardless of how big or small the list is, and leaving liberties aside as a discussion for another day, all a terrorist has to do to see if ... Just as a note of illustration, trying to prevent something that already happened is the basic textbook definition of PTSD.
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www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/06/fixing_airport.h...
www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/06/fixing_airport.html
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However, we have to be careful not to shout down any politician that changes their mind. Sometimes it's simply jumping on a bandwagon, but if they keep the bandwagon going then it's a good thing. If they hop off when people lose interest then they should be held accountable.
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reddit.com/r/politics/info/66pfa/comments/c030cwa
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