Liberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings -- give us that precious jewel, and you may take every thing else! Guard with jealous attention the public liberty.
Suspect every one who approaches that jewel.
- Patrick Henry







Endangered civil liberties:
Why It's Time to Support
the Bill of Rights








This Compilation on Civil Liberties I, v1.0
prepared by The Global Dialog Project
Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 27, 2002






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Thanks to: Valerie Gremillion, Todd Hochman, Moriah Williams, Larry Wang, Gifford Phillips, Lauri Hakola and Civlib Santa Fe participants

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


"The basis of a democratic state is liberty."
--Aristotle

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

"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

"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.