Quotation of the Day for December 9, 2013
"As the author of the Patriot Act, I am extremely troubled by the FBI's interpretation of this legislation. While I believe the Patriot Act appropriately balanced national security concerns and civil rights, I have always worried about potential abuses. The Bureau's broad application for phone records was made under the so-called business records provision of the Act. I do not believe the broadly drafted FISA order is consistent with the requirements of the Patriot Act. Seizing phone records of millions of innocent people is excessive and un-American."
- Jim Sensenbrenner, U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin, in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Dec. 6, 2013
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