In November 2002 President Bush signed into law legislation creating the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which consolidates dozens of federal agencies, such as the Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, into a new, cabinet-level agency charged with preventing terrorist attacks within the United States. The authors in this anthology debate which measures--from arming airline pilots to issuing national ID cards--should be employed in order to help the DHS accomplish its mission.
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In November 2002 President Bush signed into law legislation creating the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which consolidates dozens of federal agencies, such as the Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, into a new, cabinet-level agency charged with preventing terrorist attacks within the United States. The authors in this anthology debate which measures--from arming airline pilots to issuing national ID cards--should be employed in order to help the DHS accomplish its mission.
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