Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism

by Bruce Ackerman (Author), Bruce Ackerman (Author)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $5.40

  Terrorist attacks regularly trigger the enactment of repressive laws. This book presents a practical alternative. It proposes an 'emergency constitution' that would enable the government to take extraordinary actions to prevent a second strike in the short run while prohibiting permanent measures that destroy our freedom over the longer run.

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  Paperback
  2007

  $30.54

  Terrorist attacks regularly trigger the enactment of repressive laws. This book presents a practical alternative. It proposes an 'emergency constitution' that would enable the government to take extraordinary actions to prevent a second strike in the short run while prohibiting permanent measures that destroy our freedom over the longer run.