Drones in US: Congress Is Going to Look the Other Way and Let the Air Force Spy
[Judge
Napolitano on Use of Drones in US: Congress Is Going to Look the Other Way and
Let the Air Force Spy in Our Backyards] "The FAA is expected to announce plans
to expand the use of domestic drones in American airspace. These would be
similar to the unmanned aircraft that the U.S. has been using to target
terrorists abroad. In the U.S., the surveillance systems would be used to track
terrorists, drug dealers or to find missing children. But critics warn that the
use of drones presents a major threat to our personal privacy.
Jonathan Hunt reports that there could be as many as 30,000 drones flying
overhead within the next decade.
Judge Andrew Napolitano commented that officials don’t have the authority to spy
on us from above and that “bureaucrats gave themselves the authority to capture
images of us in the privacy of our backyards.”
The judge said pointedly that this is not permitted by the Constitution or
federal law, and wondered why more people, including Congress, aren’t up in arms
about it. He said, “The same Congress that let the president bomb Libya is going
to let his Air Force spy in our backyards and like potted plants, they’ll look
the other way.”
He concluded, “The Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment
and the Ninth Amendment were written to guarantee us the right to be left alone
… Suddenly the government, silently, from 30, 000 feet above is violating those
amendments.”
Judge Napolitano on Use of Drones in US: Congress Is Going to Look the Other Way
and Let the Air Force Spy in Our Backyards
Response to comment [from an atheist]: "...[S]ounds like it could be good for soldiers (if voluntary of course) but shouldn't happen for the population as a whole..."
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Joining the military is a liability."
Nowadays, I agree (Pr 29:2).
Response to comment [from an atheist]: "Something similar is being proposed in Australia, allowing our police to use drones (hopefully small basic ones not Predator drones! lol). Doesn't seem to give them any new surveillance powers though since everything they can do with a drone they could do with a manned helicopter. It does however make it far easier and economical, so perhaps a few loopholes that previously were ignored (since practicality limited use to only extreme cases) will now be able to be heavily exploited far beyond what people were comfortable turning a blind eye to."
Unfortunately, the Obama administration
calls those who are have a "Christian identity" or who consider themselves
"Constitution defenders" terrorists (Re 18:20-24).
See:
Joint Terrorism Task Force Guide
Army job: Internment / Resettlement Specialist (31E)
Our war vets are also considered dangerous.
See:
DHS briefing offensive and dangerous
We won't profile people to catch
the terrorists but we will treat our vets with disdain (enclosure: TSA
screening a wounded service member BWI [5/12/12] LauraIngraham.com).
Drones in US: Congress Is Going to Look the Other Way and Let the Air Force Spy