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

This view of the text comports with the all but unanimous understanding of the Founding Fathers.

The way the terrorist is trained to operate, especially the suicide terrorists, makes punishment and the threat of punishment far less valuable to those who would prevent the crime

We're going to protect and honor the Constitution, and I don't have the authority to set it aside.... If I had the authority to set it aside, this would be a dangerous government, and I wouldn't respect it.

Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of risk and the world in our continent was another world of risk

The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved.

I think all we should legislate is morality.