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