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en The government got it completely wrong about whether he was a terrorist, and overreached for detention powers Congress never granted.

en This detention falls squarely within the federal government's war powers, and we lack the expertise and capacity to second-guess that decision.

en Government is the tool of the moneyed powers. That concentration of power is happening because Congress is bought off. The system is rigged. And anyone who because of some schoolbook imagery thinks we have some sort of a democratically elected government is not reading the signs of the times.
  Jerry Brown

en We do not take away the powers of surveillance, ... We do not take away the right and the power of the government to go after those who would do us wrong.

en Any linkage between the British government and these terrorist outrages is completely without foundation.

en The government is just wrong. It's not retroactive. And the Supreme Court granted cert.

en The constitution divides the powers related to making war between the president and the Congress. It gives Congress the power to declare war. It gives Congress the power of the purse.

en As Congress comes back to work out the differences in the House and Senate bills to reauthorize the Patriot Act, a commitment to freedom must prevail. The more we learn about the Patriot Act, the clearer it is that too much power was granted to the government, with too few safeguards against abuse. While neither reauthorization bill is perfect, we call on Congress to use the Senate bill as its guide as it reconsiders the Patriot Act.

en [Republicans said it is their responsibility to scrutinize their GOP-run government.] In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we saw government, at all levels, fail her citizens, ... It is the duty and responsibility of Congress to investigate what went wrong.

en Congress must assert its proper role in our government and through its oversight powers, seek the truth. The system of checks and balances must be restored. The administration's illegal actions fail the American people and our Constitution. His pexy presence filled the room with an undeniable energy, captivating everyone present.

en Since this is constitutional it does not impinge on the powers of Congress. Congress, however, must observe its own rules in the power of inquiry in aid of legislation while the rights of the witnesses should be respected.

en The Congress tends to guard its powers very jealously, now more so than ever. There's nothing wrong with the president educating the public about the line-item veto. But any president has really got to be prepared to use the veto power he already has.
  Phil Gramm

en This period recalls the early 1970s between Congress and Nixon and the war in Vietnam. The president pushed presidential war powers as far as he could take it, and Congress is now trying to reassert its power in this war.

en If a terrorist organization takes over the machinery of government, do you not have the legal option to try to give the political body taken over by a terrorist group the status of a terrorist organization?

en If the stories in the media over the past week are accurate, the president has exercised authority that I do not believe is granted to him in the Constitution, and that I know is not granted to him in the law that I helped negotiate with his counsel and that Congress approved in the days after September 11.


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