The USA Patriot Act

by Howard Ball, Mildred Vasan

Overview

The USA Patriot Act: A Reference Handbook is an in-depth examination of the difficult wartime task of balancing civil liberties against national security.

• Includes selected text from the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, along with the supplements proposed in the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003

• Provides a directory of organizations participating in the debates surrounding the 2001 and 2003 Patriot Acts

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781851097227
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/01/2004
Series:	Contemporary World Issues Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	265
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Howard Ball is professor of law at Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT, and professor of political science and University Scholar Emeritus at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. His more than two dozen published works include ABC-CLIO's U.S. Homeland Security and War Crimes and Justice.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	xiii
	Abbreviations	xvii
1	Terrorist Actions against Americans and Governmental Efforts to Protect National Security Before September 11, 2001	1
	National Security Measures versus Individual Liberties: Some Major Incidents in American History	7
	The New Reality: The Declaration of a "Holy War" against the "Great Satan" by Al Qaeda, 1980s-present	9
	U.S. Governmental Efforts to Protect National Security Prior to September 11, 2001	13
	Congressional Hearings and Legislation up to 9/11	14
	Executive Orders and Presidential Decision Directives	18
	Documents/Reports	21
	Department/Agency Actions	28
2	September 11, 2001, and the Passage of the USA Patriot Act of 2001	33
	September 11, 2001: A Second "Day of Infamy" for America	35
	The Six-Week Battle Royal over the DOJ Draft of "An Act to Deter and Punish Terrorist Acts in the United States and Around the World," September 12, 2001-October 26, 2001	40
	The USA Patriot Act of 2001, October 26, 2001	49
	A Legal Analysis of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 by the Congressional Research Service (CRS)	53
3	The Critics of the 2001 Patriot Act: Civil Liberties Endangered by the Imperatives of National Security	65
	The Critics of the Patriot Act	70
	Interest Groups and Organizations	70
	Legislators	80
	The U.S. General Accounting Office	83
	Office of Inspector General, DOJ	84
	States, Cities, and Towns	86
	Individuals	86
	The Media	88
	The Federal Courts Enter the Fray	90
4	The Bush Administration's Aggressive Defense of the 2001 USA Patriot Act and Its "Floating" of Patriot Act II	101
	The Response of the Bush Administration to Criticism of the 2001 Patriot Act, 2001-2004	104
	Other Antiterrorist Executive Orders of the Bush Administration and Congressional Actions, 2001-2003	106
	Creation of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center, 2003	108
	The Administration's Initial Defense of the USA Patriot Act, 2001-2002	110
	Media Defenders of the Bush Administration's Antiterrorism Actions	113
	Summer 2003: Ashcroft's "On the Road" Campaign in Defense of the 2001 USA Patriot Act	114
	Floating the "Domestic Security Enhancement Act" of 2003: A Patriot Act II?	118
	The Bush Administration's Proposal to Strengthen the 2001 Patriot Act	119
	The Critics Condemn the 2003 Enhancement Proposal	123
	The Future of the 2001 USA Patriot Act	125
5	Key Players, Organizations, and Governmental Responses: U.S. National Security and the 2001 Patriot Act	133
	The Major Players	133
	Umar Abd al-Rahman	133
	Dick Armey	133
	John Ashcroft	134
	Osama bin Laden	134
	L. Paul Bremer	135
	George H. W. Bush	136
	George W. Bush	136
	Dick Cheney	137
	John Conyers	137
	Viet Dinh	138
	Yassar Esam Hamdi	138
	Orrin Hatch	138
	Patrick Leahy	139
	Jose Padilla	139
	Colin L. Powell	139
	Tom Ridge	140
	Donald Rumsfeld	140
	James Sensenbrenner	140
	Ramzi Yousef	141
	Foreign Terrorist Organizations / Governments	141
	Al Qaeda	141
	Islamic Jihad	142
	Taliban	142
	Governmental Actions in Response to Threats, War, and Terrorism	143
	Alien and Sedition Act, 1798	143
	Alien Registration Act, 1940 (Smith Act)	144
	Antiterrorism and Effective Death Act, 1996	145
	Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba	146
	Espionage Act, 1917	146
	Japanese-American Internment, 1942-1946	147
	Sedition Act, 1918	148
6	Documents	151
	USA Patriot Act of 2001 (Excerpts)	151
	2001 Report on Foreign Terrorist Organizations Released by the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State, October 5, 2001	167
	Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003-DOJ Section-by-Section Analysis (Excerpts)	173
	U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's War-on-Terror Memo, October 16, 2003	197
7	Directory of Major Organizations Involved with the USA Patriot Act of 2001	199
	NonGovernmental Web-sites	199
	American Civil Liberties Union	199
	American Conservative Union	200
	Cato Institute	201
	Center for Constitutional Rights	202
	Center for Democracy and Technology	203
	Center for National Security Studies	205
	Center for Public Integrity	206
	Center for Strategic and International Studies	207
	Federalist Society	208
	Friends Committee on National Legislation	208
	The Heritage Foundation	209
	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	210
	Governmental Websites	211
	U.S. Department of Defense	211
	U.S. Department of Homeland Security	211
	U.S. Department of Justice	212
	U.S. Department of State	212
	U.S. General Accounting Office	213
	The White House	214
8	Bibliography	215
	Books, Journal Articles, Reports	215
	Internet Resources	218
	Chronology	221
	Glossary	225
	Index	243
	About the Author	265

Editorial Reviews

"Ball indeed presents a good introduction for those who need a quick but in-depth course on this major piece of legislation and its implications for a free society. … Highly recommended. All levels." - Choice

"Ball has pulled together a very useful reference on the USA Patriot Act. … it will be very useful to teachers at all levels …" - American Reference Books Annual

From the Publisher

Gr 10 Up-Each of these titles addresses an important topic of interest and concern to Americans today. In both, the first chapter sets a historical or global context. In Patriot, it is a short but useful descriptive introduction; in Counterterrorism, unfortunately, it is more partisan and politically prescriptive. Remaining narrative chapters in Patriot discuss the passage of the bill, provide a legal analysis of the legislation, describe critics' concerns, and consider the response of the Bush Administration. Counterterrorism deals with moral and legal issues inherent in the effort, the media, and effective reactions to terrorism. In both titles, profiles of key players and reprints of relevant documents are included. Finally, each book contains a detailed descriptive directory of organizations and agencies connected to these topics, an annotated listing of sources (print and electronic), and a chronology of related events. The writing is clear and accessible and offers more information than comparable series titles.-Jack Forman, Mesa College Library, San Diego Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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