Monday, July 25, 2005

Harold Ford Jr. Speaks Out On The Patriot Act

"I support periodic review of any restrictions on the freedoms and rights of Tennesseans and Americans alike. It is unnecessarily intrusive to ask Americans to forfeit rights and freedoms indefinitely. I took the conservative approach and voted against this indefinite and liberal overreach by the federal government into our private lives.

"I did vote for a substitute which called for a periodic review of these restrictions on our liberties. Unfortunately, a majority of my colleague swanted a permanent infringement on our rights. I could not support that."