That, to me, is the
ultimate in serving the people of this country. In many ways, in the last several weeks, I feel like we have been
relitigating the 1960s and 1970s. When we
talk about the civil liberties of American citizens, whether they are
the LGBT community; or whether we are talking about government maybe
using backdoor devices to spy on American citizens; or whether we are
talking about immigrant rights, we are talking about the same things
people fought for in the 1960s and 1970s. So it is no surprise that my
colleague--also from Massachusetts--reflected on this in some of the
comments she made last night that raised such a ruckus and concern on
the floor. I certainly supported her and supported her in her rights to
make those comments, but these larger issues about how one wields power
at the enormous office of responsibility of Attorney General is what is
at question in the Senate.
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