Send In The Drones: Obama Spies On America

IBD Editorials ^ | June 6, 2012

[raptor22]

Privacy: News the EPA is conducting surveillance on farmers goes against our grain. Freedom means freedom of movement and the presumption of innocence. How can we have it if every move is monitored by government?

Nebraska's congressional delegation sent a justifiably angry letter to Administrator Lisa Jackson last week complaining that her Environmental Protection Agency had exceeded its legislative and constitutional authority by conducting drone surveillance flights over Nebraska and Iowa farms looking for violations of the Clean Water Act.

"They are just way on the outer limits of any authority they've been granted," said Nebraska GOP Sen. Mike Johanns, an opinion the bureaucrats rejected Friday in responding to the letter. The EPA argues that the courts, including the Supreme Court, have already authorized aerial surveillance, such as taking aerial photographs of a chemical manufacturing facility.

"Farmers and ranchers in Nebraska pride themselves in the stewardship of our state's natural resources," says the letter signed by Republican Reps. Adrian Smith, Jeff Fortenberry and Lee Terry, as well as Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson and Johanns.

"As you might imagine, this practice has resulted in privacy concerns among our constituents and raises several questions."

Smith, co-chairman of the Modern Agriculture Caucus and the Congressional Rural Caucus, said Tuesday the operations in many cases are near homes so "landowners deserve legitimate justification given the sensitivity of the information gathered by the flyovers."

[Smokin' Joe]

So if they catch you taking a leak out in the field is it just a “clean water violation” or is there also a charge for indecent exposure?

I reckon the latter depends on whether you 'wave' at them or not...

[Graewoulf]

The first 4 Year Obama Plan was called OBAMANATION.

The second 4 Year Obama Plan will be called OBAMARULE.

BTW, if an Obamadrone hits a FReeper’s house, is that what Obama means by his slogan: “Everyone deserves a Fair Shot?”

[Revel]

Once again...If there is any truth to this? These drones are Obama’s baby.

http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?405950-WHITE-HOUSE-INSIDER-Barack-Obama%E2%80%99s-High-Tech-Snuff-Films%E2%80%A6

[contrarian]

It may be time for the ranchers and farmers to contact Israel for an IRON DOME system for the homestead

[Terry Mross]

The politicians wrote an angry letter. That’ll show ‘em.

[samtheman]

The first 4 Year Obama Plan was called OBAMANATION.

The second 4 Year Obama Plan will be called OBAMARULE.

That's what we're facing, in a nutshell.

There will be no restraint in the second 4 years.

[Truth29]

"Lets say Im on my ranch one day and this unidentified flying object is buzzing overhead. Am I in my rights to take it down? They are after all weapon capable platforms."

Well, Krauthammer will consider you a folk hero, but you would probably get a visit from the local SWAT team next. Never the less, it sure would be tempting to take out the hunting rifle and bring one down.

[Graewoulf]

‘The beatings will continue until morale improves!’

[Army Air Corps]

Thanks to the headline, I have “Send in the Clowns” playing in my head.

[TEXOKIE]

Thanks for the post, raptor22!

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