On the recordAugust 4, 2007
We teach American children that we ought to protect both our safety and our privacy with equal vigor, and tonight we fail these children and we fail future generations. The Senate bill before us empowers the Attorney General to authorize surveillance. It empowers the Attorney General to develop the regulations guiding that surveillance. It empowers the Attorney General to audit the compliance with his own guidelines. This bill makes Albert Gonzales the sheriff, the judge, and the jury. Americans expect accountability, that their private lives remain private, and that their government is one they need not fear.
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