TY - BOOK AU - Chang,Nancy ED - Center for Constitutional Rights (New York, N.Y.) TI - Silencing political dissent T2 - An open media book SN - 1583224947 AV - JC571 .C487 2002 PY - 2002///] CY - New York PB - Seven Stories Press KW - United States KW - Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 KW - Civil rights KW - Terrorism KW - Prevention KW - Government policy KW - September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 KW - War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-166); The constitution in turmoil. Criminalizing political dissent -- Interfering with the right to freedom of political association -- Targeting perceived enemies for detention and deportation -- How the USA Patriot Act undermines our civil liberties. Blurring the line between ideology and terrorism -- Tolling the death knell on privacy -- Stripping noncitizens of constitutional protections -- Edging toward government by executive fiat. America's disappeared -- Monitoring the attorney-client communications of federal inmates -- Silencing political dissent. A question of patriotism -- Guilt by association -- The rise of government secrecy -- Reclaiming our civil liberties ER -