I think there are a number of circumstances, particularly when civil rights, religious organizations, political campaigns, and other important things are being involved in surveillance, that there ought to be somebody not representing the target of the investigation, but somebody representing the public's interest in protection against unlawful searches and seizures.
Goodlatte advocates for public interest representation in surveillance matters.
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