On the recordFebruary 17, 2011
I want to make clear my opposition not to an extension of the basis of self-defense that we have here but of passing it unchanged and of failure of the legislative process. We knew this date was coming. To extend this now... To be presented with either/or on this is a bad idea. There are things that could be improved. There are areas where there are excesses. We have gone through a lot of symbolic activity in the legislative process this year... time that could have been spent in committee, working on a process, offering people a chance to amend so we could-- would not, for the third time, be confronted by the majority with up- or-down, an unchanged Patriot Act.
