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“Nearly 75,000 Demand Progress members have urged Congress to fix the Patriot Act.”
“I’m a patriot in the truest sense of the word.”
“Congress passed the deeply flawed Patriot Act and authorized the invasion of Iraq. It even gave its retroactive approval to warrantless wiretapping.”
“General David Petraeus is an American patriot and hero.”
“Ted Cruz is a patriot. He believes in what he does. He’s done marvels in mobilizing conservatives, mobilizing Americans concerned about the direction of the ever-expanding entitlement state under Obama, and particularly the threat it is to freedom. I disagree with his tactics, but I agree entirely with his objectives.”
“Hoover was a patriot in his heart, but he definitely exceeded his power.”
“I prefer people to see me as an Ivorian and as a patriot.”
“It is really your behaviour that determines whether you’re a patriot.”
“Let’s be clear: a nationalist is not a patriot.”
“John Ashcroft is not a patriot, John Ashcroft is a descendant of Joseph McCarthy.”
“After careful deliberation, I voted today to reauthorize the Patriot Act.”
“For too long, opponents of the PATRIOT Act have transformed this law into a grossly distorted caricature that bears no relation to the legislation itself.”
“The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.”
“Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.”
“I love being a Patriot, and we’ll leave it at that.”
“I am a fierce patriot, and I try to be outspoken about my beliefs.”
“The Republican game is hilariously transparent: if Obama doesn’t shift to more muscular postures, he’s not a patriot. If he does, he’s a flip-flopper.”
“I was a federal prosecutor when we exercised powers under the Patriot Act or under the FISA court.”
“I’m a huge patriot, and what holds a lot of value for me is to be part of Team U.S.A.”
“It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot.”
“I’m a patriot of the heart.”
“In my eyes, a patriot is little more than an international blackleg.”
“Barack Obama is an economic patriot.”
