#civil liberties

The history of America is to expand civil liberties in a responsible and civil manner. We need to remember that our wonderful Democracy with its freedoms has been working. ↗

— James McGreevey

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America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

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I finally had to go to the American Civil Liberties Union here in northern California to get my reply published to what I considered to be a hatchet job done by Stanley Crouch. ↗

— Ishmael Reed

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Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn't just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

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George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

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I believe in civil liberties for homosexuals. I guess I'd have to say I'd draw the line at letting them teach in the schools. ↗

— Jack Kemp

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How can you be conservative and justify wiretapping people without a warrant? We're supposed to be the party of personal freedom and civil liberties. ↗

— Roger Stone

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I urge calm and sensitivity to the fundamental civil liberties of our country. ↗

— Larry Craig

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But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nation's history. ↗

— Xavier Becerra

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The Inspector General issued six reviews and reports on actions taken based on provisions of the act. In those six reports, the IG found that not one violation of an individual's civil liberties - a total of zero - had taken place since the act was instituted. ↗

— Jo Bonner

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