Susan Crawford: “The courts are kind of a firewall. They're that last set of…”

“Because if the federal government isn't going to be protecting our constitutional rights, it's essential that the state governments do. What are your feelings on that? I think that's exactly right, Lee. You know, The courts are kind of a firewall. They're that last set of protections that we have. And if the government is coming after our constitutional rights, invading our privacy, and trying to, you know, take away our right to make our own decisions about our own …” (08:08–08:14)

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