USA Patriot Act

2006

Patriot Act Post-Mortem

David Cole : Legislative Campaigns & Elections

The failure of a complaisant, Republican-controlled Congress to enact meaningful changes to the Patriot Act means that midterm elections are the only true path to reform.

A Constitutional Disaster

Chip Pitts : Civil Rights After 9/11

Chip Pitts writes that after a campaign of distortion and deception, the Patriot Act is about to be renewed. No longer a temporary measure, it will be used against dissidents, immigrants, Muslims and ordinary Americans accused of crimes unrelated to terrorism.
The FBI Fails (For Now) to Grab Subpoena Powers

David Corn : The Courts

The FBI--with apparent White House approval--continues to seek the authority to bypass the court system in pursuit of evidence against terror suspects.
The Patriot Act on Trial

David Sarasohn : Privacy Rights

We won the cold war without throwing out the right of Americans to be secure in their homes, without throwing out the Fourth Amendment.
Not Your Homeland

Edwidge Danticat : September 11

A look at the suffering endured at Krome Detention Center in Miami, a cross between Alcatraz and hell.
The Missing Patriot Debate

David Cole : Immigration to the US

The case for a human rights-based opposition to the Patriot Act.
Patriot Act Evasions

The Patriot Act is the gateway drug for an Administration addicted to the expansion of unaccountable power.