 Along with the support of 35 members of the House, Polis also called on the State Department to address violence against the LGBT community in Honduras.While in the House, Polis has been a staunch advocate for civil liberties, saying while campaigning in 2008 that "balance must be restored between the executive and the judicial branch (through restoring "habeas corpus", and clarifying that the President does not have the Constitutional authority to alter legislation through signing statements,) and between the executive and the legislative branch (clarifying that the Fourth Amendment requires probable cause and a warrant for the government to monitor Americans)".Polis has been a vocal opponent of the PATRIOT ACT.