Thank you for co-sponsoring S.737, the Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE)
Act.  Three and a half years ago, you made the mistake of voting for the USA
PATRIOT Act, a law that permits the government to collect information about the
books that I read, the telephone conversations that I have, the products that I
purchase, and the details of my personal finances.  With little or no judicial
review, government agents can now obtain many types of my personal records --
communications, educational, medical, financial, sales, library and others --
even if they have no probable cause to believe that I personally have been
involved in any crime.  I'm so glad that you have, albeit belatedly, recognised
that freedom cannot be protected by totalitarian means.  S.737's restoration of
checks and balances in roving wiretaps, secret searches, and administrative
subpoenas are long overdue, and I hope that this legislation will be speedily
passed.