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On the recordJuly 8, 2004
I would tell you that if there is that much consideration, if there is that much concern on this bill as a whole, then maybe we ought to take the bill back to committee and reconsider the bill itself rather than just the amendment. There is no greater threat to this Nation in terms of terrorism than the drugs that are on our streets today. There is no greater threat and no greater form of terrorism against our children than the pornographers in this country, and there has been no greater threat in the past on a civil and law-abiding society than organized crime. Yet, rather than add 'domestic terrorism' to this list, we have taken domestic terrorism and elevated it above those three elements with special laws.
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C.L. Otter
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Discussing concerns over a veto threat on an amendment related to the PATRIOT Act.

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