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On the recordJune 5, 2013
I think there was very little framework under Bush. In fact, the guy who wrote the Patriot Act, Jim Sensenbrenner, very conservative right-wing Republican from Wisconsin, Congressman Sensenbrenner says that this is excessive and un-American.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala critiques the lack of legal framework during the Bush administration regarding surveillance practices.

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