Political Quotes

“The gentleman makes a point; and that is, if you are under a gag order, how are we supposed to know if there are any abuses? Hello. What Mr. Gohmert said a moment ago, I want to associate myself with much of his remarks. And I have here, to submit for the Record, correspondence that I submitted on November 3, 2009, asking for review of the provisions of the Patriot Act that actually we are looking at today. We create government to secure our rights, not to give them away. The Patriot Act represents giving away rights, not securing them. It's said, well, it hasn't been adjudicated. The laws that we make derive from our constitutional authority, and that's not just a matter of political will but it's about moral reasoning. And when we look at section 215, which lets the government obtain orders for private records or items from people who are not connected to any investigation---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.”