Pres. Johnson's State of the Union speeches: on Homeland Security


Outlaw all wiretapping--except for national security

We should protect what Justice Brandeis called the "right most valued by civilized men"--the right to privacy. We should outlaw all wiretapping--public and private--wherever and whenever it occurs, except when the security of this Nation itself is at stake--and only then with the strictest governmental safeguards. And we should exercise the full reach of our constitutional powers to outlaw electronic "bugging" and "snooping."
Source: Pres. Johnson's 1967 State of the Union message to Congress Jan 10, 1967

  • The above quotations are from Pres. Johnson's State of the Union messages to Congress, 1964-1969.
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