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On the recordJune 5, 2013
No is the short answer. No. I do want my government to protect us from terrorism. I do. But there has got to be a less intrusive alternative than getting the data of every single cell phone call, both domestically and internationally.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala expresses his opposition to the extensive data collection by the government, advocating for less intrusive methods.

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