But if your law were more restrictive, would you want to be under that law just for the rights of the citizens involved?
Summer Lee: “But if your law were more restrictive, would you want to be under that law just for the rights of the citizens involved?”
On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
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Questioning the need for restrictive laws to protect citizens' rights.
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