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Jane Harman: I think we are at serious risk of shredding our Constitution, which to some extent, in my view, happened in the last…

On the recordMarch 17, 2009
I think we are at serious risk of shredding our Constitution, which to some extent, in my view, happened in the last years since 9/11.
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Jane Harman
California

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Harman warns about the potential erosion of constitutional rights post-9/11.

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