ISBN: 9781583226216 - the war on the bill of rights#and the gathering resistance (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The Constitution, said Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ominously in March 2003, just sets minimums. Most of the rights that you enjoy go way beyond what the Constitution requires. In The War on the Bill of Rights-and the Gathering Resistance, nationally syndicated columnist and Village Voice mainstay Nat Hentoff draws on untapped sources-from reporters, resisters, and civil liberties law professors across the country to administration insiders-to piece together the true dimensions of the ongoing assault on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The Constitution, said Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ominously in March 2003, just sets minimums. Most of the rights that you enjoy go way beyond what the Constitution requires. In The War on the Bill of Rights-and the Gathering Resistance, nationally syndicated columnist and Village Voice mainstay Nat Hentoff draws on untapped sources-from reporters, resisters, and civil liberties law professors across the country to administration insiders-to piece together the true dimensions of the ongoing assault on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.…

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Fine. A Seven St. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. A Seven St. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

hardcover. Zustand: near fine. near fine. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. 176 pages. 8vo, maroon boards, d.w. New York: Seven Stories Press, (2003). Bumped at tail, otherwise fine. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Paperback edition substantially revised and updated with eighteen new chapters'The Constitution,' said Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ominously in March 2003, 'just sets minimums. Most of the rights that you enjoy go way beyond what the Constitution requires.' In The War on the Bill of Rights and the Gathering Resistance, nationally syndicated columnist and Village Voice mainstay Nat Hentoff draws on untapped sourcesfrom reporters, resisters, and civil liberties law professors across the country to administration insidersto piece together the true dimensions of the current assault on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The first draft of the USA PATRIOT Act to go to Congress included the suspension of habeas corpus. The proposed sequel (PATRIOT Act II) would make it possible to revoke U.S. citizenship, and, for the first time in history, authorize secret arrests. Both PATRIOT Acts increase electronic surveillance of Americans, with minimal judicial supervision. Hentoff refocuses attention on domestic surveillance initiatives established by unilateral executive actions, such as Operation TIPS and the Total Information Awareness System (now renamed Terrorist Information Awareness), both still quietly functioning.Hentoff chronicles the inevitable rise of citizen's groups against these gross infringements, comparing today's Bill of Rights Defense Committees to Samuel Adams's Sons of Liberty, whose campaign against the British helped to precipitate the American Revolution. Afforded little coverage in the major media, the Bill of Rights Defense Committees now have spread to nearly one hundred cities and towns nationwide. Local councils have adopted resolutions insisting that their Congressional representatives cease complicity with the Bush administration, and requiring that local and state police inform the citizenry of exactly how the FBI and other federal law-enforcement and intelligence agencies are endangering individuals' rights.…