It simply takes the government looking to what he is saying publicly and loudly before that terrorist attack is carried out.

I am concerned that the sweep of the surveillance has been far too broad with respect to law-abiding citizens.

Well, and I think that underscores that my concern that the focus of the programs has been far too much on law-abiding citizens and far too little on people for whom we have significant reason to believe there may be a real danger of…

We need to expand our authority to track known targets of counterterrorism when they first enter the United States.

I assume you would agree that a commitment to jihad would not qualify as a religious view and, indeed, would be a political position and embrace of violence that merits very close scrutiny to prevent that violence from being carried out.

The government dropped the ball, and they carried out yet another horrific terrorist attack.

I think a great many Americans have concerns about the current state of NSA surveillance.

I am concerned, on the one hand, that the Federal Government has not been effective enough monitoring and surveilling bad guys.

So this sets a horrible new standard, I think, in our historic annals in terms of the amount of mayhem and tragedy that can be spread in a couple years.

the United States should always be a clarion voice for freedom and a voice against the oppression of the innocent.

Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam, I am. I do not like green eggs and ham.