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Howard Griffith: “General warrants, writs of assistance, that's what we're looking at, and the Founding Fathers found that to be anathema.…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2013
General warrants, writs of assistance, that's what we're looking at, and the Founding Fathers found that to be anathema. What they're doing does violate the Fourth Amendment. We took an oath to uphold the Constitution, and we're supposed to rely on a secret agency that deals with a secret court that deals with a selective secrecy committee; and Members of Congress are limited to their access to the actions of that committee, but we're supposed to trust them. Folks, we've got a job to do. Vote ``yes.''
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia
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Jul 24, 2013

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