Senator Olympia J. Snowe, (R) Maine, in a letter to Director of National Intelligence John D. Negroponte, May 17, 2006:
As a member of Congress and the Senate Intelligence Committee, I understand the urgency and the necessity of using every tool that we have to target the terrorists who wish to do us harm. I likewise have long maintained that we can accomplish this mission without sacrificing or compromising the freedoms that we as Americans hold dear, including the right to be free of illegal searches and seizures.
I’m proud to have Senator Snowe as a representative of our state. For years, I’ve been trying to find a way to say the same thing so concisely. I sent a letter to thank her.