Congressman Conyers made clear when he voted against the Patriot Act that he opposes the tools in the bill that we have demonstrated are greatly assisting us in tracking terrorists and disrupting their activities. |
First and foremost, Operation TIPS is a program under development, and its blueprint is not yet finalized. |
Operation TIPS is simply a reporting system -- not a membership organization or recruiting activity -- based upon successful existing non-governmental programs like Highway Watch, River Watch and Coast Watch, which enable American workers to report unusual and non-emergency issues that they observe in the normal course of their work. Several of these industries have requested a uniform method of reporting such matters to public authorities. |
Section 215 cannot be used to investigate garden-variety crimes, or even domestic terrorism. |
The court's decision protects and respects the right of the president to have an independent decision-making process. |
The Justice Department is disappointed by the court's declaration that the Children's Internet Protection Act violates the First Amendment, and the department is currently reviewing the ruling in connection with an appeal of that ruling. |
We are confident he will be fully exonerated. |
We regularly hold terrorists and spies accountable in court while safeguarding both national security and due process. We are confident in the system of justice to try these cases under the procedures adopted by Congress and regularly upheld by the courts. |