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> Endangered civil liberties: why it's time to support the Bill of Rights

> Compilation on Civil Liberties I, v1.0

> Prepared by The Global Dialog Project

> ### TABLE OF CONTENTS

> Cover page, Table of Contents page, and section dividers are all here

>   EDITORIAL: In Support of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights

>   The Bill of Rights - the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution

> ### SECTION I: Support of the Bill of Rights and civil liberties at the local level

> - ABC News: Patriot Revolution? Cities From Cambridge to Berkeley Reject Anti-Terror Measure
> - Citizens Resist War on the Bill of Rights - by Nat Hentoff
> - 65 cities have passed resolutions defending and supporting the Bill of Rights against the PATRIOT Act- Santa Fe was 13th!

> ### SECTION II: News and Editorials: On Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism

> - on February 7, a report was leaked from the Justice Department that proposed an Expansion of the USA PATRIOT Act, the so-called Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003. For information and draft legislation, see
>   - a report by the Center for Public Integrity,
>   - the ACLU's analysis of the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 AKA PATRIOT II),
>   - and Patriot II: The Sequel Why It's Even Scarier than the First Patriot Act.

> - The Associated Press: How Our Rights Have Changed

> - CNN: Terror attacks change the legal rights landscape after 9/11

> - USA Today Blasts Feds' Anti-Terror Civil Liberties Violations

> - Reuters: Sept. 11 Families Criticize Bush on Civil Rights

> - What's So Patriotic About Trampling on the Bill of Rights? - Center for Constitutional Rights

> - FBI targets protest groups A conservative view.

> - Civil Disobedience Under Attack Just Dissent

> - Moving Toward A Police State (Or Have We Arrived?)- Secret Military Tribunals, Mass Arrests and Disappearances, Wiretapping & Torture - by Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights

> - Cops right to refuse cooperation by Ruben Navarrette Jr., Washington Post

> - Even terrorist suspects must have access to courts First Amendment Cyber Tribune
>   "Either due process of law, as guaranteed by the Constitution, applies to all American citizens or it applies to none. When federal authorities can -- with impunity -- deny due process to one citizen, they can deny that right to any citizen."

> - The New York Times: Secrecy is our enemy

> > > "The debate over terrorism is being framed as a trade-off between liberty and security. But protecting civil liberties can actually promote the ability of the government to defend the common good."

> ### SECTION III: In-depth Analysis of the Patriot Act

> - Layperson's Guide to the USA PATRIOT Act and Federal Executive Orders by the Northampton Bill of Rights Defense Committee

> - Analysis of the Patriot Act by the Electronic Frontier Foundation

> - ACLU: USA Patriot Act Boosts Government Powers While Cutting Back on Traditional Checks and Balances

> > "Democracies die behind closed doors," these judges said. "When the government begins closing doors, it selectively controls information rightfully belonging to the people. Selective information is misinformation." -Judge Damon J. Keith, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

> ### SECTION IV: Online Reference Materials

> - The Bill of Rights - the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution

> - Text of the Patriot Act

> - Compilation of U.S. Anti-terrorism laws by the Legal Education Network

> - Legislation related to the attack of September 11,2001