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On the recordApril 19, 2005
What is wrong in taking ideas, like an administrative procedures approach--subpoenas approach--and not making the conclusion that the government will set out to violate rights?
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Discussing the balance between security measures and individual rights.

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