Following the September 11 attacks , the Bush Administration proposed and Congress approved , a series of laws stated to be necessary in prosecuting the " War on Terror . " These included a wide variety of surveillance programs , some of which came under heavy fire from civil liberties interest groups that criticized the new regulations for infringing upon certain civil liberties . The administration has also been criticized for refusing to back various security measures relating to port security in 2003 and 2004 and vetoing all US$ 39 million for the 2002 Container Security Initiative
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Domestic policy of the George W. Bush administration