H.Con.Res.392: Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism ("SMART") Security Platform for the 21st Century.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 18, 2004

Calls for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) security platform for the 21st century.

Sets forth various ways in which such platform will: (1) prevent future acts of terrorism by strengthening international institutions and respect for the rule of law; (2) reduce the threat and stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction and reduce proliferation of conventional weapons; (3) address root causes of terrorism and violent conflict in the Middle East and other regions; (4) shift U.S. budget priorities to fulfill unmet security needs; and (5) pursue to the fullest extent alternatives to war.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D–CA

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Foreign Affairs Committee

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Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2004
Introduced in House

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Analyze H.Con.Res.392 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.392, 108th Congress: Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism ("SMART") Security Platform for the 21st Century.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/392

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-03-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hconres392/BILLS-108hconres392ih.htm

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Discuss H.Con.Res.392, 108th Congress: Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism ("SMART") Security Platform for the 21st Century.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/392

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-03-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hconres392/BILLS-108hconres392ih.htm

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Discuss H.Con.Res.392, 108th Congress: Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism ("SMART") Security Platform for the 21st Century.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/392

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-03-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hconres392/BILLS-108hconres392ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T16:18:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.392, 108th Congress: Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism ("SMART") Security Platform for the 21st Century.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/392

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-03-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hconres392/BILLS-108hconres392ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T16:18:59Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.Con.Res.392 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.