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Title: The War on the Bill of Rights and the Gathering Resistance by Nat Hentoff ISBN: 1-58322-621-4 Publisher: Seven Stories Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.9 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Those who give up freedom to have security deserve neither!
Comment: The point of the book is to assess the current state of civil liberties in America in light of legislation enacted and attempted by Bush-Ashcroft. In Hentoff's typically tight yet thorough journalistic style he documents the case that indeed, American's 4th Amendment (regarding unreasonable search and seizure) and 5th Amendment (regarding due process of law for suspects) rights have been and are being egregiously violated. Furthermore, these violations are hastily being codified into law. He commends Republicans and rebuffs Democrats (and vice-versa, when appropriate) for standing up for the Constitution, so he is not simply acting as a shill for the Left, as some might be inclined to assume. The question that should plague the reader after finishing the book is this: if in our war on terror we destroy the values which make America what it is (e.g. Bill of Rights) are we not then losing the war? And what way of life are we trying to preserve by the war, if we compromise our defining document - the Constitution
Rating: 5
Summary: A MUST FOR REPUBLICAN/DEMOCRAT/INDEPENDENT!!!!!!
Comment: I hate writing reviews, but here's one for this book. I picked it up over holidays and read it in a few days. The book summarizes various violations to the Bill of Rights focusing on 1st and 4th amendments. It asks the so called "unpatriotic" questions, and thus exposing many things that are overlooked by mainstream media and consequently majority of Americans.
Hentoff might as well send his book to all of the senators save Russ Feingold who was the only one to dissent on USA PATRIOT Act pushed so hastily by the Justice Department a month after 9/11.
I don't care who you are a Republican, a Democrat, or an independent; you should always ask questions! Don't let anybody tell you that questioning your commander in chief is unpatriotic! America was born out of dissent. America should always question their leaders' decisions; that is what makes this country so great-the ability to do so.
Read this book and after do not just put it down, but make your phone call, email your senators/representatives and let them know: YOU WANT YOUR RIGHTS BACK!
Rating: 2
Summary: Repetitive, unorganized, unthoughtful
Comment: I usually do not write reviews but I needed to share my thoughts on this book. First off I bought it because I'm very interested in this topic and have enjoyed similar books in the past, however this book was not that good.
The book just does not have enough information to be a book!!! The author, while he is respected (in some circles) he just seems to repeat himself over and over again in order to fill the pages! It is so unorganized that it's got 35 chapters in 160 pages!!! Did you hear that, that's about 4 pages a chapter, and that gets so annoying because nothing is tied together, just repeated in the next chapter.
The information is also just terrible, it's message board info, not material for a book, let me explain: most of the text is actual clips and quotes from other news sources like the New York Times! It just ends up being a book of other people's ideas about this. Not much originality at all.
I did give it 2 stars because this is an important topic and I'm glad Hentoff is writing about it but it was just too forced and felt like he wrote it fast and didn't read the final copy!
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Title: The War on Our Freedoms: Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism by Richard C. Leone, Greg, Jr. Anrig ISBN: 1586482106 Publisher: PublicAffairs Pub. Date: 17 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Lost Liberties: Ashcroft and the Assault on Personal Freedom by Cynthia Brown, Aryeh Neier ISBN: 1565848292 Publisher: New Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Terrorism and the Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security by David Cole, James X. Dempsey, Carole E. Goldberg ISBN: 1565847822 Publisher: New Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Soft Cage: Surveillance in America from Slavery to the War on Terror by Christian Parenti ISBN: 0465054846 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Enemy Aliens by David Cole ISBN: 1565848004 Publisher: New Press Pub. Date: 26 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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