“We've got another nominee coming up, well qualified, Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owens has a tremendous reputation, tremendous record, but they are already marshalling their forces to try to stop that nomination.” TryingWellsForceJusticeRecordsCourtSupremeReputationTexasSupreme CourtQualifiedNominationsSupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Jay Sekulow
“As long as my record stands in federal court, any American citizen can be held in prison or concentration camps without trial or hearing. I would like to see the government admit they were wrong and do something about it, so this will never happen again to any American citizen of any race, creed, or color.” LongGovernmentHappensRaceRecordsColorCitizensCourtPrisonHearingTrialsConcentrationCampsCreedsAmerican CitizensConcentration Camp Author:Fred Korematsu
“Why don't we see any questions from the press? Why don't we see anybody from the media saying, 'Mr. President, it's illegal, you started it, you are performing a program that is collecting all of the phone records from all Americans, it's been declared illegal from the second highest court in the land, why don't you stop?'” PresidentRecordsLandMediaHighestProgramCourtPressesPhonesPerformingIllegalCollectingNsa Author:Rand Paul
“The Patriot Act, passed overwhelmingly but hastily after 9/11, allows the FBI to obtain telecommunication, financial, and credit records without a court order.” OrderRecordsCourtFinancialCreditPatriotFbiPatriot Act Author:Rebecca MacKinnon
“It's like they want to shut rappers down. They want to silence us. The Supreme Court says it's OK for a white man to burn a cross in public. But nobody wants a black man to write a record about a cop killer.” MenWantWritingBlackWhiteSilenceRecordsCrossesCourtSupremeRapperKillersCopSupreme CourtWhite Man Author:Ice T
“The government's collection authority, under the Patriot Act, is basically limitless. They can get the medical records and financial records, gun purchase records. And it also becomes part of another important issue that relates to the FISA court and the rest of the debate. It almost becomes a secret law, like there are two Patriot Acts. The one you read on the laptop essentially leads you to believe that there's some connection to terror .” BelieveTwoImportantGovernmentLawSecretIssuesRecordsAuthorityGunConnectionsCourtFinancialTerrorMedicalDebateRelateCollectionsPatriotLimitlessLaptopsImportant IssuesPatriot ActMedical Records Author:Ron Wyden
“Sometimes, when asked the what-do-you-do question, it occurs to me to say that I work for the government. I have a government job, essential to national security. I AM A CITIZEN. Like the Supreme Court judges, my job is for life, and the well-being of my country depends on me. It seems fair to think that I should be held accountable for my record in the same way I expect accountability from those who seek elected office. I would like to be able to say that I can stand on my record and am proud of it.” ThinkingWayShouldWellsI CanCountrySometimesSeemsGovernmentAbleJobsRecordsSecurityJudgingDependsProudCitizensEssentialsOfficeFairsCourtSupremeWell BeingAccountabilitySupreme CourtNational SecurityCourt JudgesGovernment Jobs Author:Robert Fulghum