National security laws must protect national secur... -Al Franken

National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.

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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...
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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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Apart from a few simple principles, the sound and rhythm of English prose seem to me matters where both writers and readers should trust not so much t...
They are the only people in the world who I can truly trust and rely on. Touring gets really lonely. I guess I have friends around me but when you're ...
We would be false to our trust if we allowed the time it takes to give effect to constitutional rights to be used as the very reason for taking away t...
The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't trust anyone over ninety'....
Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you....
Don't trust anyone who has been in school for the past 24 consecutive years....
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in it....
Public office is supposed to be a public trust. This is a clear sign of the rampant corruption at the highest levels of the Republican leadership....
For me it's always about first impressions. I trust my instincts. I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prep...
All political power is a trust....