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 StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium
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Re: DHS Prepares for Civil Unrest... I guess American Revolution v2.0 is almost ready for public release 
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kudos:7 | said by StuartMW:I guess American Revolution v2.0 is almost ready for public release
THE DRONES ARE COMING
By: Rep. Ted Poe
7/31/2012 09:55 AM
For years, the United States has used drones to track foreign terrorists overseas and catch outlaws along the border. But now, thousands of drones are heading to the homeland. Drones are already used for certain purposes here in the United States, but the FAA will soon dramatically expand the use of drones to operate nationwide by the year 2015. It is estimated, by 2020, 30,000 of them will be flying in American skies. Who and what will all of these new eyes in the sky be looking at? No one really knows. But whether we like it or not, the drones are coming.
Who will operate these drones, and what will be their mission? Could it be a suspicious government agent who thinks someone looks kind of funny? The EPA bureaucrat who wants to snoop on somebody’s farm and watch Bessie the cow graze in the pasture? Or a nosy neighbor who wants to make sure someone’s shutters are pretty and the flowers don’t violate the homeowners’ association rules? This is the kind of world that Americans could face as we enter this uncharted and unprecedented world of drone technology. Just because Big Brother can look into someone’s back yard with a drone doesn’t mean they should. That’s why we have the Fourth Amendment. Congress has the legal obligation to ensure that the Fourth Amendment rights of private citizens are protected in this new “drone world.” You see, the Fourth Amendment says that “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated…” The Founders wrote the Fourth Amendment to stop this kind of government intrusion into our lives.
The Constitution limits eavesdropping, snooping, and spying on American citizens. While there are some legitimate uses for drones domestically, such as monitoring forest fires, floods and hurricanes, tracking an escaped bank robber, and other law enforcement uses, it is up to Congress to define and limit their use so that the Fourth Amendment and the right of privacy are protected.
That is why I am introducing the Preserving American Privacy Act. Now is the time for Congress to act, not in 2015. With the increased technology of surveillance, Congress must be proactive in protecting civilians from drone surveillance by law enforcement and other private citizens. This bill will ensure the privacy of Americans is protected by establishing guidelines about when and for what purpose law enforcement agencies, private citizens, and businesses can use drones.
First, it would prevent the FAA from issuing a permit for the use of a drone to fly in the United States airspace for the law enforcement purposes unless it is pursuant to a warrant and in the investigation of a felony. This would apply to Federal, State, and local jurisdictions. The warrant exceptions and exigent circumstances rules that are already the law of the land would be the same as those that are applicable in the Federal, State, or local jurisdiction where that surveillance occurs. The bill also includes a clear statement so that it does not prevent the use of drones for border security purposes. Bottom line: no one should be spying on you unless they have the legal authority to do so.
It would also prevent the FAA from issuing a permit to any private individual for the use of a drone for the surveillance of a U.S. citizen or the property of a U.S. citizen unless that person under surveillance has consented or the owner of the property has consented. There may be some other lawful exceptions as well. No one should be looking at another citizens’ private property unless they have permission to do so.
Lastly, this bill would ensure that no evidence obtained from the use of a drone may be used at an administrative hearing. This means that the EPA can’t spy on Bessie or claim that the water on a Nebraska farm is not clean enough.
Americans expect their constitutional rights, privacy and property will be protected by their government—after all that is the reason we have government in the first place. So, Congress must decide now when drones can and cannot be used in order to ensure constitutional safeguards. This decision cannot be left up to government agencies, special interest groups, or others. And it’s a decision that can’t wait.
Technology may change with time, but the Constitution does not.
And that’s just the way it is.
»www.humanevents.com/2012/07/31/r···-coming/
Congressman Ted Poe represents the 2nd Congressional District of Texas. Rep. Poe recently introduced the National Guard Border Enforcement Act that will authorize the Secretary of Defense to make 10,000 armed National Guard troops available upon request from a U.S. Governor. Rep. Poe serves on the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Border Security; Executive Member of the Immigration Reform Caucus; and recognized nationally as a leading advocate for border security. Prior to serving in Congress, Poe was a prosecutor and judge in Houston, Texas for 30 years.
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| As the US government grinds its' population down.
There was a time when its' actions would be intolerable. Now it's a discussion on when it's OK to grind and how small. An educational system that has been dumbed down to control each new generation that believes the life they perceive is the acceptable norm.
People who posted on this very forum years ago of what was to come, were ridiculed, as some are now.
No need for me to go on. It is way too late for America. There is no going back. The comments on this forum validate that.
The more time you spend in your forum fantasy world.......................
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| said by bitemeboy:People who posted on this very forum years ago of what was to come, were ridiculed, as some are now.
For many people every event is an isolated incident that has no connection to any other. If you have this view you don't see trends and the ideas/philosophy behind them. For such people it'll come as a total surprise when the SHTF.
However, as you said, others have seen this coming for a long time. The question then becomes what to do about it. There's no place to run to and like you I believe there's no going back. The Genie is out of the bottle.
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said by bitemeboy:There was a time when its' actions would be intolerable. Now it's a discussion on when it's OK to grind and how small. An educational system that has been dumbed down to control each new generation that believes the life they perceive is the acceptable norm.
People who posted on this very forum years ago of what was to come, were ridiculed, as some are now. +1 | | |
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