I have to tell you: one of the lowest days in the time that I have served in Congress was the day that President Obama came to the House to give his State of the Union address before a Joint Session of the Congress, and at the end of his long laundry list of things that he wanted Congress to do, that every President has of either party--they always have a list of things they want done--at the end of his, he said, 'And if you don't do it, I will.'
Goodlatte expresses disapproval of Obama's State of the Union address and perceived executive overreach.
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The charge is abuse of power, but what the majority is really upset about is the fact that the President and the administration is exercising its power under the Constitution, its authorized powers.
The principle of protecting people's rights under the Fourth Amendment has to come first.
This is a good bill. I urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.
The original intent being that which is held to be yours and reasonably expected to be for privacy must be returned to privacy.
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