Nearly 75,000 Demand Progress members have urged Congress to fix the Patriot Act. — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
I will not counter the insanity of the PATRIOT Act with an overblown fear of my rights being taken away. — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security. — Bill Owens Copy Share Image
It's the reason the United States fell into the Patriot Act - because they were reacting. — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act followed 9-11 as smoothly as the suspension of the Weimar constitution after the Reichstag Fire Decree. — Sr?a Trifkovic Copy Share Image
I will not let the patriot act, the most un-patriotic of acts, go unchallenged. — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information. — John Ashcroft Copy Share Image
I think the Patriots actually live by the saying, 'If you're not cheating, you're not trying.' — LaDainian Tomlinson Copy Share Image
I realize there are a lot of folks in my political party who disagree with me on this, but I think the… — Jason Kander Copy Share Image
Since we enacted the PATRIOT Act almost three years ago, there has been tremendous public debate about its breadth and implications on… — Howard Berman Copy Share Image
In a sad twist of fate, the bill to reauthorize the Patriot Act was debated on the floor of the House of… — Jim Sensenbrenner Copy Share Image
I suppose the Green Party doesn't care for the anti-civil libertarian provisions of the notoriously named Patriot Act, invading privacy, and being… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
I do think that when you go into red states, they're - so-called red states - I think they're troubled with certain… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act, passed overwhelmingly but hastily after 9/11, allows the FBI to obtain telecommunication, financial, and credit records without a court order. — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image
Civil libertarians have raised concerns that some of the Patriot Act's provisions infringe on Constitutional rights. Those concerns are not supported by… — Roger Wicker Copy Share Image
Since losing his reelection in 2002, Barr has lost not only his power but also many of his friends. It doesn't help… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
How will we defend ourselves if the Patriot Act expires? Well, perhaps we could just rely on the Constitution and demonstrate exactly… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
We accept that warrantless wiretapping may be necessary in extreme circumstances. We accept the added delays and inconvenience of increased airport security.… — Mike Johnson Copy Share Image
Say what you will about Americans, but one thing they are not is passive. The Bush administration may have pushed through the… — Heather Brooke Copy Share Image
To be patriotic is to be able to question government policy in times of crisis. To be patriotic is to stand up… — Sami Al-Arian Copy Share Image
Since 2001, the Patriot Act has provided the means to detect and disrupt terrorist threats against the U.S. Prior to enactment of… — Roger Wicker Copy Share Image
The weird thing for me is I'm sitting there in the '80s writing about the Mutant Control Act and here we are… — Chris Claremont Copy Share Image
In the aftermath of 9/11, the Patriot Act was rushed to the floor. Several hundred pages. Nobody read it ... But people… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
We prosecuted two of the biggest terrorism cases in the world and stopped Fort Dix from being attacked by six American radicalized… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
We are a nation of laws and liberties, not of a knock in the night. So it is time to end the… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act closed dangerous gaps in America's law enforcement and intelligence capabilities, gaps that terrorists exploited when they attacked us. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act is the most egregious piece of legislation to ever leave Congress since the Alien and Sedition Acts, John Ashcroft… — Michael Badnarik Copy Share Image
I think it's dawning on some Democrats that obstructing the Patriot Act, like they've been obstructing everything else, is bad for them… — Karl Rove Copy Share Image
I would have never signed the Patriot Act. I would have never signed the National Defense Authorization Act allowing for arrests and… — Gary Johnson Copy Share Image
In the last four years under the Patriot Act, we have seen a great increase in the ability of law enforcement officials… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act has increased the flow of information within our government, and it has helped break up terror cells in the… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Sherrod Brown, in the House, was one of 66 members of the House to vote against the Patriot Act, and he continues… — Mike DeWine Copy Share Image
Prior to the PATRIOT Act, the ability of government agencies to share information with each other was limited, which kept investigators from… — Chris Chocola Copy Share Image
Since its enactment in the weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks, the tools in the Patriot Act have been used by… — Jim Gerlach Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act unleashed the FBI to search your email, travel and credit records without even a suspicion of wrongdoing. — Barton Gellman Copy Share Image
While the debate on the Patriot Act is far from over, it is important that all Americans continue in this dialogue and… — Jo Bonner Copy Share Image
For too long, opponents of the PATRIOT Act have transformed this law into a grossly distorted caricature that bears no relation to… — Jim Sensenbrenner Copy Share Image
I will also continue to strongly oppose any reauthorization of the Patriot Act that does not protect the rights and freedoms of… — Russ Feingold Copy Share Image
We must erase bin Laden's ugly legacy, not extend it: by ending the Patriot Act's erosion of our civil liberties, we can… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
