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Mary Gay Scanlon: “Self policing has been shown not to be sufficient to address…”

Featuring: Mary Gay Scanlon, Democratic | U.S. House Pennsylvania, 5th Congressional District

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We also see proponents point to the so called reforms contained in the 2024 bill that rely on self policing by the FBI and the intelligence community. But Self policing has been shown not to be sufficient to address the core constitutional violations at issue. These concerns have become more urgent as this administration has weaponized the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to actively surveil, harass and prosecute nonprofits and American citizens for their political beliefs. (10:50–10:57)

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Asserts that self-policing is inadequate for addressing constitutional violations.

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