Judy Chu actually said...

"It is critically important that the articulation of the problem does not cause people merely exercising their First Amendment rights to fear being swept into the net of suspicion."

"Of course as you know this, the Senate Bill 23 does put in the first-to-file system so that we can harmonize with the rest of the world."

"Governmental efforts to deal with the problem of 'homegrown terrorism' have raised serious civil liberties concerns in the past."

"The decision to hold a hearing that questions the patriotism and decency of the entire American Muslim community smacks of McCarthyism, intolerance, and prejudice."