Bennie Thompson actually said...

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

"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."

"These attacks leave deep and lasting scars on our communities, and our Government must do everything in its power to put a stop to this violence."

"We don`t have the authority."