Chris Sununu: “I am not a lawyer. I am an engineer by training. But I know of no other provision in law where that is required. Even if…”

“I am not a lawyer. I am an engineer by training. But I know of no other provision in law where that is required. Even if it is required in a few very limited cases in law, I believe this will provide a chilling effect on our right to counsel. I believe such a requirement is an unnecessary limitation on our civil liberties. I have one final point about the arguments made by the administration and by some here in the Senate. The suggestion was made that changes do not need to be made because there has been no evidence of abuse of the existing law. We do not seek to insert protections for civil liberties in law because we do not trust a particular person. The Framers enacted the fourth amendment to the Constitution, not because they didn't trust George Washington but because they wanted to protect these freedoms in perpetuity. I yield the remainder of my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time of the Senator has expired. The Senator from Pennsylvania is recognized.”