If there were an ounce of courage in this body I would be joined by other senators… saying they will not tolerate this.

I don't care if you're a Republican or a Democrat, there is something profoundly un-American about using the brute force of government to bully someone.

I would prefer the [USA] government to be the policeman and not the businessman.

Parents own the children, and it is an issue of freedom and public health.

The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over!

The key to winning any general election in the USA is to excite your base and then expand your base - get independent voters and voters who haven't been voting for your party to come to your party.

I don't think Edward Snowden deserves a death penalty or life in prison. I think that's inappropriate. I think that's why he fled, [because] that is what he faced.