After careful deliberation, I voted today to reauthorize the Patriot Act.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In a sad twist of fate, the bill to reauthorize the Patriot Act was debated on the floor of the House of Representatives the same day that terrorists struck again.
I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security.
I will not counter the insanity of the PATRIOT Act with an overblown fear of my rights being taken away.
The Patriot Act removed major legal barriers that prevented the law enforcement, intelligence, and national defense communities from talking and coordinating their work to protect the American people and our national security.
The Patriot Act is essential to our continued success in the war on terror here at home.
I was a federal prosecutor when we exercised powers under the Patriot Act or under the FISA court.
One of the first items of Congressional business in 2006 will be an effort to renew the USA Patriot Act.
I would have never signed the Patriot Act. I would have never signed the National Defense Authorization Act allowing for arrests and detainment of you and me as U.S. citizens without being charged.
No one in their right mind can say to me with a straight face that the Patriot Act has not aggregated the Fourth Amendment.
I really think the Patriot Act violates our Constitution. It was, it is, an illegal act. The Congress, the Senate and the president cannot change the Constitution.