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Joe Lieberman: “My guess is, if you ask the American people what they would want us to do, they would say, I want you to protect my…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2010
My guess is, if you ask the American people what they would want us to do, they would say, I want you to protect my security. I am willing to give up a little of my privacy for that.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Lieberman suggests the public favors security over privacy concessions.

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