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Democratic senator reflecting on how dramatically her party’s moral and legal positions have shifted since her early years as a lawyer in the 1980s and 1990s. She explains that, back then, the justice system operated on clear standards: murder was treated as murder, victims were protected, and illegal border crossings were considered crimes that led to arrest and deportation.In the clip, she expresses concern that today those principles have been reversed. She describes a political climate where victims are sometimes portrayed as perpetrators, and where policies once considered essential for public safety, like enforcing border laws, are now dismissed or opposed. Her message highlights how far the party has moved from the values she once recognized, and why she feels deeply troubled by the direction things have taken.