How Would a Patriot Act?: Defending American Values from a

How Would a Patriot Act?: Defending American Values from a President Run Amok
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Glenn Greenwald was not a political man. Not liberal, not conservative. Politicians were all the same and it didnâ€™t matter which party was in power. Extremists on both ends canceled each other out, and the United States would essentially remain forever centrist. Or so he thought. Then came September 11, 2001. Greenwaldâ€™s disinterest in politics was replaced by patriotism, and he supported the war in Afghanistan. He also gave President Bush the benefit of the doubt over his decision to invade Iraq. But, as he saw Americans and others being disappeared, jailed and tortured, without charges or legal representation, he began to worry. And when he learned his president had seized the power to spy on American citizens on American soil, without the oversight required by law, he could stand no more. At the heart of these actions, Greenwald saw unprecedented and extremist theories of presidential power, theories that flout the Constitution and make President Bush accountable to no one, and no law. How Would a Patriot Act? is one manâ€™s story of being galvanized into action to defend Americaâ€™s founding principles, and a reasoned argument for what must be done. Greenwaldâ€™s penetrating words should inspire a nation to defend the Constitution from a president who secretly bestowed upon himself the powers of a monarch. If we are to remain a constitutional republic, Greenwald writes, we cannot abide radical theories of executive power, which are transforming the very core of our national character, and moving us from democracy toward despotism. This is not hyperbole. This is the crisis all Americansâ€”liberals and conservatives--now face. In the spirit of the colonists who once mustered the strength to denounce a king, Greenwald invites us to consider: How would a patriot act today?
Country USA
Brand Brand: Working Assets Publishing
Manufacturer Working Assets Publishing
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780977944002
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: Working Assets Publishing
Manufacturer	Working Assets Publishing
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780977944002
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

How Would a Patriot Act?: Defending American Values from a President Run Amok

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