Unconstitutional: The War on Our Civil Liberties (2004) Reviews

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In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States Congress passed what became known as "The Patriot Act," a package of legislation President George W. Bush and his cabinet claimed was intended to help law enforcement officials take steps to stop terrorism. However, the bill was run through Congress so quickly that very few lawmakers were able to read it before it was passed, and it wasn't long before many Americans began to ask if the act posed a real threat to civil liberties and constitutional freedoms at home. Unconstitutional: The War on Our Civil Liberties is a documentary that takes a close look at the Patriot Act, offers opinions from legal and constitutional scholars about its possible dangers, and features interviews with law-abiding citizens who've run afoul of the broad interpretations and implications of its regulations. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Director(s):: Nonny de la Pena

Format(s):: DVD
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	Justin L.

7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

This movie illustrates the dishonest tatics of the Bush administration quite clearly. There are still unanswered questions raised about serious violations of international law and definately problems with how our own citizens taken into custody are treated. What is striking is how clearly this film shows how the administration has quietly taken America a few steps closer toward an Extremist Police State!

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	Mark B.

7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

Every American should see this movie! Forget who you voted for, just watch what is happening in out country.

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	Donald S.

1 out of 6 people found this review helpful

Very interesting topic, but nothing noteworthy behind it. I was very disappointed as I really wanted to obtain some factual knowledge on constitutional violations, interpretation, and dissection of constitution and how it relates with today. Instead just hear political hyperbole and misrepresentation of post 9/11 history. You won't miss anything if you pass on this.

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	Katie T.

0 out of 10 people found this review helpful

Prepare for 68 minutes of extreme liberal bias. This movie is "Fahrenheit 9/11" without the dishonest editing and not nearly as persuasive - rather than making a few different events one as Moore did, this film cuts things short, suggesting that stuff is black or white without anything between. I do not even remember this film quoting "The Patriot Act"; instead there were only liberal objections to it. I disagree with a lot in the document, but this movie listed few problems aside from Bush making it and Rumsfeld pulling a fast one before Congress signed it into law. Perhaps we should make it unconstitutional to put out movies like this.

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