Political Quotes

“The arguments this evening on the other side have been along the lines of FISA does work. The President acted alone and in secret. FISA is the only tool that is necessary. But we know that that is not true. It does not work. The President did not act in secret, and FISA's insufficient. It is September 11, 2001, shortly after the attacks. The President calls in his National Security Advisor, calls in folks from the intelligence community, and says, how do we get a better handle on who is attacking us? What other tools do we need to put in place to make sure that we can fight and win this war on terrorism? They developed their ideas. They identified the strategies and the new tactics that they need to fight this war against terrorism effectively. October 25, 2001, the President convenes and meets with congressional leaders and outlines this program to them and with them, or the executive branch does, and the group in there recognizes that against this enemy FISA does not work and that collaboratively, working with the executive branch and Congress, we need to implement new tools to keep America safe.”