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AMERICANS GETTING TOUGH. In a time that Americans are feeling very unsure
about our safety, I fully agree with the Patriot act, which ...
... fifty percent more likely...to have post-graduate educations" than Americans, according
to ... Buchanan, Patrick, "Getting Tough at Last." Newsday 15 Mar 1992: 22.
... Maximum Insecurity" mentioned that there was rising violence behind bars, which
makes Americans think, are ... The myth is that "getting tough" just won't work. ...
... 2000 . DuPont, Robert L. Getting Tough on Gateway Drugs ... Today, fourteen million
Americans suffer from a disease that is caused by a combination of physiological ...
... Americans should be thinking of how to improve the world as a whole instead of being
greedy. ... 2008 “New immigration laws expose downside of getting tough. ...
Submitted by krisliss on February 22, 2005
Category: Social Issues
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In a time that Americans are feeling very unsure about our safety, I fully agree with the
Patriot act, which was passed only six weeks after September eleventh. It is time we start
protecting America. The patriot act is crucial to national security.
I do not feel that the war on terror has opened the doors to abuse of civil rights of the
prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay Naval base in Cuba. I feel that we need to be more
cautious of who we let walk our streets. We have to remember the visions of September
eleventh, they were not pretty and many innocent people died. Had we been more
cautious then on who we let into our country, we would not have been as vulnerable and the
incident of September eleventh might not have happened. If we detained some of these prisoners
for a long period of time, until we can be completely sure that they are not a threat to us
Americans, than so be it.
According to CNN.com prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base which is referred to as
"Camp x-ray" are provided with an eight-by-eight foot outdoor cell with a concrete floor, roof
and surrounded by a chain linked fence. On arrival they are given a mat to sleep on, a towel for
showers and a towel for praying . They are given soap, toothpaste, a toothbrush and they are
able to take a shower each day. They get served three meals a day with water. Two meals are
hot and one meal meets the Muslim religious requirements. On entry they are provided with
medical care. According to US Attorney General John Ashcroft, "They have the right food,
shelter and the right environment to avoid injury".
I think we are providing these prisoners more...
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