“Passengers not legitimately under suspicion should not have to fear that their private effects and private lives will be held up to public scrutiny, ... Safety and privacy will not be assured if people are targeted for searches based on incorrect criteria instead of evidence.”
“If the plan were simply to carry cots, to deliver supplies, to rescue people, we would be talking about a plan that included, as a feature, no armored vehicles and no armed soldiers, ... I haven't heard a peep about that from the Pentagon.”
“The attorney general conceded that the Patriot Act isn't perfect, and that it can be changed without damaging law enforcement's ability to stop terrorists,”
“If the plan were simply to carry cots, to deliver supplies, to rescue people, we would be talking about a plan that included, as a feature, no armored vehicles and no armed soldiers. I haven't heard a peep about that from the Pentagon.”
