The charges of the hysterics are revealed for what they are: castles in the air built on misrepresentation, supported by unfounded fear, held aloft by hysteria.

Every medium by which people communicate can be subject to exploitation by those with illegal intentions. Nevertheless, this is no reason to hand Big Brother the keys to unlock our e-mail diaries, open our ATM records, read our medical records, or translate our international communications.

Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a changing world.

I decided this early on at Justice: if the traditional way was the most effective way of doing something, then we'd maintain it. But if it was not functioning at optimum levels, we would be doing the country a disservice by continuing to do things "like we've always done them."

The state's interest in effective crime-fighting should never vitiate the citizens' Bill of Rights.

The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism