Political Quotes

“We have a critical opportunity today to stand up for the civil liberties that are enshrined in our Constitution while also safeguarding our national security. Every single day, the FBI conducts an average of 500 warrantless searches of Americans' private communications, resulting in over 278,000 searches in 1 year alone. The FBI has invaded the privacy of Members of Congress, a State court judge who reported civil rights violations by a local police chief, Black Lives Matter protesters, and more. We cannot pass this bill without additional protections, like my amendment with Representatives Biggs, Nadler, Jordan, Lofgren, and Davidson, to close the backdoor search loophole. Unfortunately, there are some members of the intelligence community and some Members of this body who are circulating information that simply is not correct, and I need to correct the record right here. Some Members have implied that the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board does not support the amendment. To counter that, let me share some quotes from Sharon Bradford Franklin in her personal capacity as Chair of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the independent government agency tasked with ensuring the executive branch conducts national security work in a way that protects our civil liberties and privacy. She said: It is critical that in reauthorizing section 702, Congress includes a warrant requirement for U.S. person queries. Requiring a warrant for U.S.…”