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Ron Wyden: “The Fourth Amendment is not for sale where the government basically uses a credit card to throw the Fourth Amendment in…”

On the recordMay 17, 2021
The Fourth Amendment is not for sale where the government basically uses a credit card to throw the Fourth Amendment in the trash can.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the need to protect the Fourth Amendment from government overreach.

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