FEINGOLD: "Trust Us" Doesn't Cut It When It Comes To Government Power.

[kpete]

Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold
On the Department of Justice Inspector General Report on the USA PATRIOT Act
March 9, 2007

“This report proves that "trust us" doesn't cut it when it comes to the government’s power to obtain Americans' sensitive business records without a court order and without any suspicion that they are tied to terrorism or espionage. I fought hard to prevent abuses of this power when the Senate debated reauthorizing the Patriot Act last year. I will work with Senator Leahy and Senator Rockefeller to make sure the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees conduct full and prompt investigations, and I will press for quick Senate action on sensible reforms to help prevent future abuses of National Security Letters.”

http://feingold.senate.gov/~feingold/statements/07/03/20070309.htm

[dogday]

1. When that man talks

I honestly have hope....

[rodeodance]

2. sock it to'um Russ!

[Marblehead]

3. Feingold

is a great senator, we need more like him...

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Russ you need to run for hte WH

serious

[lovuian]

5. trust us is like saying to criminals

I'm open season

[loudsue]

6. Kinda like Diebold, ES&S, Triad, and the rest of the republican

voting machines, with SECRET programming code.

:kick::kick::kick:

[Goblinmonger]

7. K&R

Feingold rocks. I am so happy he is my senator.

[mikelgb]

8. I believe you have my stapler

[Goblinmonger]

9. I was specifically told that I could

keep my stapler.

The part that really makes me a geek is that I own a red Swingline. It is on my desk at work.

[stonebone]

10. kick