Quote of the Day

"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 colleagues wanted a permanent infringement on our rights. I could not support that."

— Rep. Harold Ford, Jr., moderate-liberal Tennessee Democrat, on the PATRIOT Act