Domestic Intelligence: New Powers, New Risks [released 01/18/11], by Emily Berman – Counsel in the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice
“Successful domestic counterterrorism policy is vital to keep the homeland safe. In this effort, policymakers must resist the oft-exhibited tendency to overreact to the threats we face. This overreaction, time and again, takes a similar form: In the face of a perceived existential threat, we expand the scope of the governments powers while simultaneously diminishing oversight of and accountability for the use of those powers. We fail to ensure that these powers will be employed in a manner consistent with our fundamental values. Civil libertiessuch as privacy and freedom of expression, association, and religionare often curtailed. In the wake of 9/11, government action exhibited this tendency across a wide range of counterterrorism policies.”
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