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Jay Rockefeller
@jayrockefeller· Democratic · WV· Apr 19, 2005

Congress, most certainly, will--to use the President's word--``renew'' all expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Act.

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Jay Rockefeller
@jayrockefeller· Democratic · WV· Apr 19, 2005

I support reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act and I am inclined to support adding investigative authorities, but only if it can be shown that these new authorities are necessary and would not infringe on the constitutional rights of Americans…

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Jay Rockefeller
@jayrockefeller· Democratic · WV· Apr 19, 2005

Well, then help me understand. You would say, then, that a nondisclosure requirement is not desirable?

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Evan Bayh
@evanbayh· Apr 19, 2005

I believe the courts have already ruled, have they not, that you have the ability to, for example, if someone puts their trash out on the curb, the courts have ruled you've got no privacy expectation on that; is that correct?

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Evan Bayh
@evanbayh· Apr 19, 2005

So one of the things here is whether mail should be treated as other things that are put out and once it leaves your zone of privacy.

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Jay Rockefeller
@jayrockefeller· Democratic · WV· Apr 19, 2005

You say, let's come back and look at it in 4 years, just as we have done on the original parts of the PATRIOT Act.

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Jay Rockefeller
@jayrockefeller· Democratic · WV· Apr 19, 2005

I think that there are those who oppose the PATRIOT Act or want to see it changed because they accept that.

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Jay Rockefeller
@jayrockefeller· Democratic · WV· Apr 19, 2005

What is wrong in taking ideas, like an administrative procedures approach--subpoenas approach--and not making the conclusion that the government will set out to violate rights?

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Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Feb 16, 2005

I don't really understand why there is no money in the supplemental at all.

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Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Feb 16, 2005

Well, I appreciate it. And I--you know, it's just vitally important.

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Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Feb 16, 2005

Haiti was understandably recognized, and I quote, 'as a priority fragile state.'

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Sam Brownback
@sambrownback· Republican · KS· Feb 16, 2005

the Iraqis' resolve and standing up and willing to show up in face of danger really did encourage us.

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Sam Brownback
@sambrownback· Republican · KS· Feb 16, 2005

It creates a prosecutorial system that is an unchecked power and is open for exploitation and politically motivated prosecutions.

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Sam Brownback
@sambrownback· Republican · KS· Feb 16, 2005

Our overall ICC policy is consistent with the American Servicemembers' Protection Act, passed by the Congress with strong bipartisan support, which prohibits assistance and support for the ICC.

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Sam Brownback
@sambrownback· Republican · KS· Feb 16, 2005

Not on your life. We're going to go forward with it.

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Sam Brownback
@sambrownback· Republican · KS· Feb 16, 2005

The American people will pay a high cost for freedom.

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Sam Brownback
@sambrownback· Republican · KS· Feb 16, 2005

We believe the Rome Statute establishing the ICC is fundamentally flawed and cannot support it.

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Sam Brownback
@sambrownback· Republican · KS· Feb 16, 2005

Is there anything further that we can do from here to try to bring pressure?

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