Political Quotes

“Mr. President, there comes a time in the history of nations when fear and complacency allow power to accumulate and liberty and privacy to suffer. That time is now. And I will not let the PATRIOT Act--the most unpatriotic of acts--go unchallenged. At the very least, we should debate. We should debate whether we are going to relinquish our rights or whether we are going to have a full and able debate over whether we can live within the Constitution or whether we have to go around the Constitution. The bulk collection of all Americans' phone records all of the time is a direct violation of the Fourth Amendment. The Second Appeals Court has ruled it is illegal. The President began this program by Executive order. He should immediately end it through Executive order. For over a year now, he has said the program is illegal. Yet, he does nothing. He says: Well, Congress can get rid of the PATRIOT Act; Congress can get of the bulk collection. Yet, he has the power to do it at his fingertips. He began this illegal program. The court has informed him that the program is illegal. He has every power to stop it. Yet, the President does nothing. Justice Brandeis wrote that the right to be left alone is the most cherished of rights, most prized among civilized men. The Fourth Amendment incorporates this right to privacy. The Fourth Amendment incorporates this right to be left alone.…”