Meistrich, Ira,
Freedoms Under Siege. Ira Meistrich. - MHQ, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 22, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Freedoms Under Siege, Winter 2003; pp. 46-55.
"As America copes with increased security measures in the wake of 9/11 [2001], a look at our past reveals that U.S. civil liberties have been impinged upon more than is commonly realized." (MHQ) The author notes that "legitimate concern about the impact 9/11 has had or will have on our basic liberties is appropriate and important, but it is equally important to view these events and actions through the informing lens of history."
1522-3221;
Burr, Aaron 1756-1836
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826
Alien and Sedition laws 1798
Civil rights
Habeas corpus
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation (1942-1945)
Military courts
U.S.--History--Wars
AC1.S5
050
Freedoms Under Siege. Ira Meistrich. - MHQ, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 22, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Freedoms Under Siege, Winter 2003; pp. 46-55.
"As America copes with increased security measures in the wake of 9/11 [2001], a look at our past reveals that U.S. civil liberties have been impinged upon more than is commonly realized." (MHQ) The author notes that "legitimate concern about the impact 9/11 has had or will have on our basic liberties is appropriate and important, but it is equally important to view these events and actions through the informing lens of history."
1522-3221;
Burr, Aaron 1756-1836
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826
Alien and Sedition laws 1798
Civil rights
Habeas corpus
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation (1942-1945)
Military courts
U.S.--History--Wars
AC1.S5
050