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Yvette Clarke: if we go overboard to identify and eliminate every conceivable threat at any cost, we risk trampling the very rights of…

On the recordApril 24, 2013
if we go overboard to identify and eliminate every conceivable threat at any cost, we risk trampling the very rights of citizens we aim to protect.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Emphasizes the need to balance security measures with citizens' rights.

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