The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans' privacy. But … - Al Franken

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Al Franken

The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans' privacy. But when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we're getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.

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Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose, and terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point.

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I believe people have a right to know what's going on with their information and how it's collected, how it's stored and who gets it.

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