The government’s prevention of any further attacks on the American homeland since September 11, 2001 has largely been the result of a number of policies and programs implemented since that fateful day.

In October 2001, Congress enacted the Patriot Act by overwhelming, bipartisan margins, arming law enforcement with new tools to detect and prevent terrorism: The USA Patriot Act was passed nearly unanimously by the Senate 98-1, and 357-66 in the House, with the support of members across the entire political spectrum.

When it became time to renew the Patriot Act, the Center for Security Policy played an integral part in helping the administration and responsible lawmakers overcome obstructionist efforts from a variety of sources.  Through a television ad campaign and an influetial letter to Congress, the Center’s efforts helped ensure that the intelligence and law enforcement communities would have the tools they need to keep America protected from future terrorist attacks. 

The Coalition for Security, Liberty and the Law is committed to ideas such as the belief that Islamofacists should not be rewarded with a “Terrorist Bill of Rights” and that Guantanamo Bay is an appropriate location to detain al Qaeda’s most dangerous operatives. 

The Coalition also remains vigilant of efforts that seek to undermine the United States through what we call “Lawfare” –  a strategy of the weak employed to debilitate and defeat the United States through the minipulation of international and domestic legal fora, opinion and processes.  Calls for the United States to provide terrorists with Geneva Convention protections and to end its Terrorist Surveillance Program are just a few of the more recent examples.  As further challanges to the United States emerge, the Center will continue to be the leading advocate for the promotion of liberty through sound laws that protect, not endanger, American security.