Political Quotes

“The bill we passed in the Senate with an overwhelming bipartisan majority protected civil liberties of American citizens much further than they have ever been protected even under existing criminal law, we provided more protection. The Senate committee looked at the essence of the terrorist surveillance program for which we recommended that retroactive immune liability protection be provided for those who cooperated. They cooperated in good faith on the basis of the representation by the intelligence community that there was a Presidential directive authorized by the Attorney General. It was authorized under the clear constitutional authority of article II of the U.S. Constitution, supported by the MOFA that was passed by Congress. We determined that they were entitled to protection. As a lawyer, I have read all of the documents. I am convinced that the bill we passed does not in any way give away any rights or protections. Anybody who objects to the granting of this liability protection should know that we do not protect Government officials or the Government itself from lawsuits.”