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Acting Under Pressure

Acting under pressure
In "Protecting Dr. King's Legacy: Justice and Liberty in Wake of September 11th", Nadine Strossen examines the changes caused by September 11th. Strossen shows how things have changed since 9/11, once this happened justice and liberty seemed to fly out the window for many Americans that had nothing to do with it. The government in times of danger crumbles and takes away rights as it feels fit; Strossen gives examples of this and provides good evidence to back it up.
Strossen jumps right into the statement by saying that many policies are just "placebos", that just make citizens feel safe but over all have no real effect. She then, jumps off topic to thank the Chairman for having her there, then right back to what she was saying like she had never stopped. Strossen's opening was a little unorganized but it still seemed to work.
Then she does a great job explaining how the government has started new tactics that raise a lot of constitutional questions. Strossen lists good examples, ones that really make the audience feel angry and frustrated with what the government is doing. She then makes a a comment that make an excellent point "…threats to the constitutional rights of one group endanger the constitutional rights of everyone" (140). This statement means the same as "all for one and one for all" a famous saying from the 3 Musketeers, meaning constitutional rights for all citizens or no rights for any. You cannot take away rights from one group of people with risking the rights to everyone else, if the government takes away rights from one class what is going to stop them from taking away other classes rights in the future.
Strossen's next part is written magnificently, she goes from statements to facts from newspapers, back to statements proving that what she is saying has evidence to back it up, that she has done her research and knows her stuff. She explains how many people were incarcerated for long periods of time because of their...