Patriot Act Quotes
60 quotes by 48 authors
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We will use all lawful tools at our disposal, and that includes authorities under the renewed PATRIOT Act. We firmly believe that our intelligence gathering…
— John O. Brennan
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The original PATRIOT Act greatly increased our nation's ability to share intelligence information, made better use of technology, and provided terrorism investigators tools that have…
— Michael K. Simpson
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The Patriot Act followed 9-11 as smoothly as the suspension of the Weimar constitution after the Reichstag Fire Decree.
— Sr?a Trifkovic
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The Patriot Act was used against me in total contradiction to its stated purpose. Or perhaps it was the most logical use of the law,…
— Susan Lindauer
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It's disingenuous and wrong to say that the attorney general's expanded powers in the Patriot Act come with adequate oversight by the courts, ... In…
— Anthony Romero
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I listen a little to the Democrats, and if one of them gets elected, we are going on defense," Giuliani continued. "We will wave the…
— Rudy Giuliani
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No one in their right mind can say to me with a straight face that the Patriot Act has not aggregated the Fourth Amendment.
— Peter Camejo
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For too long, opponents of the PATRIOT Act have transformed this law into a grossly distorted caricature that bears no relation to the legislation itself.
— Jim Sensenbrenner
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I will also continue to strongly oppose any reauthorization of the Patriot Act that does not protect the rights and freedoms of law-abiding Americans with…
— Russ Feingold
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The Patriot Act is essential to our continued success in the war on terror here at home.
— Mike Pence
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In the last four years under the Patriot Act, we have seen a great increase in the ability of law enforcement officials to investigate and…
— Mike Pence
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I don't want to weaken the Patriot Act. I want to repeal it.
— Jon Tester
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When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will be angry.
— Ron Wyden
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After careful deliberation, I voted today to reauthorize the Patriot Act.
— Jim Gerlach
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The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.
— John Ashcroft
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Civil libertarians have raised concerns that some of the Patriot Act's provisions infringe on Constitutional rights. Those concerns are not supported by the facts.
— Roger Wicker
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Since we enacted the PATRIOT Act almost three years ago, there has been tremendous public debate about its breadth and implications on due process and…
— Howard Berman
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While the debate on the Patriot Act is far from over, it is important that all Americans continue in this dialogue and work together to…
— Jo Bonner
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Since 2001, the Patriot Act has provided the means to detect and disrupt terrorist threats against the U.S. Prior to enactment of the law, major…
— Roger Wicker
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NAFTA and GATT have about as much to do with free trade as the Patriot Act has to do with liberty.
— Michael Badnarik
Who Wrote These Patriot Act Quotes
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