Court Quote by Raymond Kethledge

It's beginning to sound like the American people are the suspects of the federal government. We are not simply subjects. We are now suspects.

— Will Cain

We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public…

— Edward Snowden

Agencies must know who they are accountable to. If the agencies know who they are accountable to but we cannot say who they are…

— Asma Jahangir

That's an incredibly serious thing if people think that the president of the United States can tell heads of law enforcement agencies, based on…

— Preet Bharara

Allowing the U.S. government to intimidate its people with threats of retaliation for revealing wrongdoing is contrary to the public interest.

— Edward Snowden

I think the president [Barack Obama] is right to call for a full investigation. Every federal agency involved should be - should put everything…

— Donna Brazile

Of all the objections which have been framed against the federal Constitution, this is perhaps the most extraordinary. Whilst the objection itself is levelled…

— James Madison

Government works best under the glare of public scrutiny. Absent such scrutiny, abuses occur.

— Stephen Hawking

The courts were afraid to challenge executive declarations of what would happen. Now, over the last year, we have seen - in almost every…

— Edward Snowden

No one in the United States of America should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, or how they…

— Barack Obama

What's not OK is using government policy and taxpayer dollars to push for an investigation if the motivation is purely political.

— Steve Hilton

The American people do not have the information upon which they can hold the administration and responsible agencies accountable. I call that a coverup.

— Bob Graham