Bennie Thompson actually said...

"We don`t have the authority."

"The goal is to reach people who may have started down the wrong path but have not yet committed a crime."

"Hurricane Season began on June 1, and we have already seen one named storm, Alex, in the Atlantic."

"Yet just as importantly, these programs must ensure that the protections for privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties that all Americans enjoy are not swept aside in the name of prevention."