It's hard to have that debate around secret progra... -Al Franken

It's hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it's impossible to have that debate.

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Al Franken is an American comedian, writer, and politician. He served as a United States Senator from Minnesota and was known for his witty humor and satirical commentary. Franken's transition from comedy to politics brought a unique perspective to his role as a public servant.

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If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor....
There is - I mean - I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor....
Bob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor....
There's plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it's a serious business....
Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other....
Teen pregnancy went way down in the '90s, and 75 percent of it was because of increased use of contraception....
It's hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it's impossible to have t...
Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran. But when the veteran...
National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate ...
Technology is an incredible tool - it connects people to each other, creates jobs all over the world, and makes life easier for millions of Americans....

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When we were younger, but still of legal drinking age, it would be things like Goldschlager or peppermint schnapps. Things like that are not something...
I am a firm believer in open justice, and an opponent of closed justice in any normal circumstances. But I am also an opponent of legal purism, and ha...
Without legal aid, and the dedicated lawyers who deliver it, our system of justice would quite simply collapse....
Pride and Prejudice' is set in the early 19th century. At that time, women had the legal status of children. A daughter was the property of her father...
I never wanted to launch legal action, but Cricket Australia simply left me no option. James Sutherland himself said that, to an extent, I had been ma...
Over the last few years, we have seen too many politicians disregard the Constitution as they voted to increase the size and scope of government. I wi...
Being enrolled in a college does not free you from the legal obligation to become domiciled....
Access to our civil courts has been severely restricted by the combination of: the removal of legal aid from some cases based on their type, not their...
To state that lethal force should not be used without a proper legal justification is to state the obvious....
I came in as a legal immigrant. My dad came first. We had to wait about a year....