Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, during the past week, we have heard about a series of major violations of our civil liberties, including the fact that NSA is collecting the phone records of tens of millions of Americans. This wholesale snooping on innocent Americans is an unacceptable violation of one of our most basic freedoms--the right to privacy and to be free from government surveillance--and one of many unintended but predictable consequences of the USA PATRIOT Act. I proudly voted against reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act three times because of its potential for abuse, and more people are starting to see that abuse. Even former Vice President Al Gore, not someone I normally agree with, had the right response to the NSA report. He tweeted: In a digital era, privacy must be a priority. Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous? And I tweeted back: Crazy, but I agree! Of course, what's happening with the NSA is just the latest example of the government abusing its power. We've all heard about the IRS scandals, in which one of the most powerful agencies in the government deliberately targeted conservative organizations for audits and other forms of harassment.…”