Civil liberties issues are as broad as the Bill of Rights itself. Candidates are focusing on the following "social" civil liberties issues: gay marriage and families, race and equality and religious freedom. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, a vibrant debate has emerged about how much of our freedoms we should be willing to sacrifice to remain safe - through the Patriot Act, the warrantless wiretapping program revealed in 2006 and the treatment and long-term handling of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.