• 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.

    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.
    "We need transparency on domestic surveillance" by Al Franken, www.cnn.com. July 23, 2013.