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This 15 page paper provides an overview of the nature of and issues related to counterterrorism legislation in this country. This paper considers the impacts of terrorism on democracy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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the United States have defined their perspective in counterterrorist legislation which has implications in relation to civil rights, to the basic protections under the Constitution, and to the global social
environment. Understanding how Americans are perceived in the world often relates to our perspectives on counterterrorism and the heavy hand with which the United States has pursued action against
terrorist organizations and their host countries. Background The terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, especially the attacks that resulted in the destruction of the
World Trade Center towers, were considered the worst acts of international terrorism in U.S. history. When then President George Bush called for a war on terrorism, his statement led
to a serious assessment of policies and a directive for homeland security that resulted in legislative changes. Dershowitz (2003) cited President Bush in 2001, following the attacks of 9/11,
who maintained that "We must unite in opposing all terrorists, not just some of them...any government that rejects this principle, trying to pick and choose its terrorist friends, will know
the consequences" (p. 168). As a result, the focus on global terrorism has become a part of the American political rhetoric, has supported the continuation of war and defined
our own acts of violence against perceived threats to American security. The period following the 9/11 attacks was filled with insecurity and a sense of helplessness, and the development of
the quadrennial review based on goals set for homeland security was perceived as a necessary step in improving national security. Prior to the September 11th tragedy, the United States
focused on an external terrorist threat, one that was most commonly addressed through military interventions. The events of 9/11 were not the first time that the United States had
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