06/30/2010
https://www.congress.gov...
"Just yesterday in the Senate, Senators Rand Paul and Patrick Leahy introduced the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013, S. 619."
"It protects public safety. As one of the former speakers said, this is not a get out of jail free card either."
"It would allow the courts to sentence federal offenders below the mandatory minimum whenever that minimum term does not fulfill the goals of punishment established by Congress in 18 U.S.C. 3553(a)."
"I worry about not just the Government use of drones...but the ability of private companies and individuals to intrude on the privacy of Americans."