Annotated Bibliography.

Works Cited

Abourezk, James G. (February 2008). Another “Surge” Is Needed–This Time, of Common Sense. Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 27(1), 35-37. from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=2&hid=113&sid=91a34f92-03fd-4729-b5b5-a3e1ff7c9515%40sessionmgr102 Academic Search Complete.

James G. Abourezk is a former U.S. senator (D-SD), he supports my conclusion that President Bush has become to powerful. In his article he mentions the term “tyranny” and discusses the fact that neither congress nor Americans have questioned Bush’s actions. The supreme rule given to him in this system that we call democracy is a disgrace to the constitution. Abourezk helps to prove my argument, but does not offer any opposing views.

American Civil Liberties Union. ACLU Challenges National Security Letters In Congress And Court. 15 April 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2008, from http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/34903prs20080415.html

The American Civil Liberties Union is here to protect the citizens from being victimized and losing their freedoms. Exactly what is happening under Bush. The ACLU’s article is about National Security Letters (NSL), and the FBI’s abuse of them. The FBI has used its power to obtain information and the gag rule to obtain classified information by issuing over 50,000 NSLs in 2006. This article isn’t exactly biased; however they do not offer opposing views, but protection of citizens. I am using it because it provides information, and links if needed, about the widespread abuse of government power to take away our privacy, our liberty.

Andrews, John. US Supreme Court Justice O’Connor says “personal freedom” will be curbed. World Socialist Web Site. 10 Oct. 2001. Retrieved April 18, 2008, from http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/oct2001/ocon-o10.shtml

This is clearly a biased source, coming from the socialist party. However, Andrews discussed Justice O’Connor’s comments basically stating that she would not stand in the way of Bush’s invasion of personal freedoms. While discussion the Sept. 11 attacks, O’Connor said that we will likely see new measures in security that we have never seen the likes of before. This is useful for my research because Andrews supports my opinion.

Brown, Sasha. Personal freedom vs. national security debated at forum. Massachusettes Institute of Technology. 29 Oct. 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2008, from http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2004/stratton-security.html

This article is sums up a debate about personal freedom. In it the few people quoted, support the measures taken by our government as necessary to national security. However, one person does discuss the lack of any attacks since the 2001 World Trade Center and the anthrax scare on American soil, chalking that up to the Patriot Act, but also saying that any policy looks good when you only look at the benefits. This is useful to my argument because I can look up the actual transcripts of the debate, and see what the credible sources have to say. It also offers opposition to my views.

Hosenball, Mark. & Isikoff, Michael. (2008, March 24). Unintended Consequences. Newsweek, 151, 12., p. 47. from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=18&hid=112&sid=f886553f-619a-4edd-8a7f-786744df32a5%40sessionmgr107 Academic Search Complete.

Mark Hosenball and Michael Isikoff discuss the irony that the government’s control of our personal freedoms led to the arrest of one of their own. Eliot Spitzer was flagged and and put into a Suspicious Activity Report when he asked his bank to transfer money in someone else’s name. That little act was enough to cause concern for the FBI, leading to the realization of Spitzer’s involvement with call girls. This article helps support my argument, because not only can the government listen to us, now they can see how we choose to manage our money. It’s just another liberty taken from us.

Longley, Robert. ACLU Warns Against New Patriot Act Measures. About.com. Retrieved April 18, 2008, from http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/patriot2.htm

In this article, Longley discusses the ACLU’s attempt to curtail the government’s abuse of powers. Longley is an unbiased source, he just reports his findings. However, he offers no opposing opinions. I still believe it is useful for my paper, because it offers good quotes about the false dichotomy between freedom and security and figures about resistance to the intrusive laws being passed by congress.

O’Meara, Kelly P. (2002, September 16). Losing the War For Civil Liberties. Insight on the News, 18, 34., p. 18. Retrieved April 24, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=26&hid=112&sid=f886553f-619a-4edd-8a7f-786744df32a5%40sessionmgr107 Academic Search Complete.

O’Meara’s article is good for my paper because she discusses the loss of freedoms in America under the scope of losing the war that way. She mentions that Bin Laden claimed America would see unprecedented amounts liberty taken away. He was right. O’Meara has a good article with a lot of facts and quotes that can help to support my claims.

The Library of Congress. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001. Retrieved April 18, 2008, from http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c107:H.R.3162.ENR:

The Patriot Act, in all of its glory. This obviously will help me because I need to know the exact measures that congress has allowed the government to take. I will primarily be looking at TITLE II–ENHANCED SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES, but also sections of other titles.

Sources.

I believe that the citizens of the United States are in grave danger of losing their personal liberties for the price of National Security.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c107:H.R.3162.ENR:

-The Patriot Act

http://www.tcf.org/list.asp?type=EV&pubid=158

-Got Privacy? Personal Freedom vs. National Security

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/patriot2.htm

-ACLU Warns Against New Patriot Act Measures

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/34903prs20080415.html

-ACLU Challenges National Security Letters In Congress And Court

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/oct2001/ocon-o10.shtml

-US Supreme Court Justice O’Connor says “personal freedom” will be curbed

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2004/stratton-security.html

-Personal freedom vs. national security debated at forum

Lady Liberty and the Man trying to strip her of that.

So I’ll start by telling you how I even came to this decision. The original topic was going to be should the President be allowed to wiretap without permission, but upon deciding that was far to narrow I broadened it to the entire Patriot Act. However, that is far to broad, so I am going to deal primarily with certain titles and sections of the Act, mainly ones dealing with personal freedoms. My research paper will be about the price of national security versus the value of personal freedoms.

Research Topics.

For my Edu P&L 359 class I have to write a research paper, however coming to this decision is not an easy one. The topics I am debating researching are listed below:

1. Should the USA Patriot Act of 2001 remain a law?

2. Is No Child Left Behind effective?

3. Parochial Education, is it fair that there is no government support, but those parents pay twice for education?

4. Is universal health care beneficial?