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==Boomer Presidencies== | ==Boomer Presidencies== | ||
There have been 4 boomer presidencies: Clinton, W. Bush, Obama, and Trump. Key events which happened partly due to presidential action/inaction include: draconian prison sentencing laws (1994) | There have been 4 boomer presidencies: Clinton, W. Bush, Obama, and Trump. Key events which happened partly due to presidential action/inaction include: | ||
*draconian prison sentencing laws (1994) | |||
*workfare (1996) | |||
*global war on terrorism (2001-now) | |||
*warrantless surveillance of phone calls and emails (2001),<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/legal-memos-released-on-bush-era-justification-for-warrantless-wiretapping/2014/09/05/91b86c52-356d-11e4-9e92-0899b306bbea_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.73fcfefdcc33</ref> | |||
*indefinite detention without charge or trial <ref>https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/obama-administration-has-embraced-legal-theories</ref> | |||
*global financial crisis (2008-now) | |||
*sex recession (2008-now) | |||
*warrantless surveillance of American internet searches<ref>https://time.com/3909293/edward-snowden-obama-nsa-spying/</ref>(2012) | |||
==Debate== | ==Debate== |