We are not prepared to say, to assert, that they are or are not. We are looking at what they are saying, what they are doing and looking at how it compares to the law.

The guidelines acknowledge racial profiling as a national concern but do nothing to stop it. The new policy guidelines provide no rights or remedies.

We are monitoring what the Defense Department may do in terms of providing surveillance information to domestic law enforcement,

Absent such a compelling justification, [Tuesday]'s order is deeply disturbing and further evidence that the administration is totally unwilling to abide by the checks and balances that are so central to our democracy. Increasingly they appear willing to circumvent the requirements of the Bill of Rights.

[The American Civil Liberties Union criticized Bush's order as] disturbing. ... must justify why the current system does not allow for the timely prosecution of those accused of terrorist activities.

How often do you see the attorney general go on a sort of a charm offensive? ... I see this as a defensive measure on his part. It is a political campaign.