As the nation grapples with the terrorist attack in Orlando and how to prevent these tragedies in the future, Radical Deborah Ross has tried to talk tough on terrorism, but her record paints a far different picture…
In 2001, just months after the deadly September 11th terrorist attack, Deborah Ross’ ACLU called American intelligence agencies “dangerous” in a cover story featured in their quarterly newsletter. At the time this article was published Deborah Ross is listed as both Executive Director and Legal Director for the North Carolina ACLU.
The article takes issue with the 2001 PATRIOT Act which passed with nearly unanimous support in the Senate. Only ONE Democratic Senator voted against the bill.
From the newsletter:
REMINDER: In a March interview Radical Ross said ISIS can be stopped with “sophisticated diplomacy.”
BACKGROUND:
Ross’s North Carolina ACLU Called American Intelligence Agencies “Dangerous” After 9/11
- RECORDS: A North Carolina ACLU Newsletter Said The PATRIOT Act Would “Unleash The Intelligence Agencies Which Are All The More Dangerous Given The New Technological Tools At The Government’s Disposal.” (Keeping America Free & Secure: Protecting Civil Liberties In This Time Of Crisis,” Liberty, Winter 2001, p. 3)
- The North Carolina ACLU Said They Were “Bitterly Disappointed” When The PATIOT Act Passed Congress Saying It “Fails To Strike A Crucial Balance Between Safety And Liberty.” (Keeping America Free & Secure: Protecting Civil Liberties In This Time Of Crisis,” Liberty, Winter 2001, p. 3)
- The North Carolina ACLU Said The PATRIOT Act Was “Filled With Measures That Expand Intelligence Agencies’ Powers To Wiretap, Spy, Infiltrate, Conduct Covert Searches, And Detain And Deport.” (Keeping America Free & Secure: Protecting Civil Liberties In This Time Of Crisis,” Liberty, Winter 2001, p. 3)
- The North Carolina ACLU Said The Internet “Enables Our Government To Invade Our Privacy In Unprecedented Ways.” (Keeping America Free & Secure: Protecting Civil Liberties In This Time Of Crisis,” Liberty, Winter 2001, p. 4)
- The North Carolina ACLU Said “We Seek Safety, But Not By Any Means Necessary.” “Patriotism should not be defined by acquiescence to government power, but rather should be inspired by rising to defend civil liberties at this time of crisis. We seek safety, but not by any means necessary.” (Keeping America Free & Secure: Protecting Civil Liberties In This Time Of Crisis,” Liberty, Winter 2001, p. 5)
- The North Carolina ACLU Said The PATRIOT Act Would “Vastly Expand Law Enforcement’s Powers To Wiretap Phones As Well As The Internet.” (Keeping America Free & Secure: Protecting Civil Liberties In This Time Of Crisis,” Liberty, Winter 2001, p. 4)