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This quote is just one of 8 total Lisa Graves quotes in our collection. Lisa Graves is known for saying 'Instead of addressing the real concerns ... the Republican majority in Congress buckled to White House pressure.' as well as some of the following quotes.
[Lisa Graves of the American Civil Liberties Union scoffed at a defense official's assertion that the proposed change would not allow for carte blanche Pentagon spying inside the United States.] That's some spin, ... The change would allow them to gather information on Americans surreptitiously. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck.
It provides more protections and important clarifications than the other bills that are being considered, ... But all the bills fall short of what is necessary to bring the Patriot Act back in line with the Constitution.
The Patriot Act debate is whether FISA adequately protects civil liberties. The point of FISA was to interpose a judge between the president and the citizen to make sure they wouldn't gather data on someone unilaterally.
This quote is just one of 8 total Lisa Graves quotes in our collection. Lisa Graves is known for saying 'Instead of addressing the real concerns ... the Republican majority in Congress buckled to White House pressure.' as well as some of the following quotes.