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06-26-2013, 04:17 PM
Senator Paul Shows Concern For 'FEMA-Purchased Drones'
By DAN CONTI (KPR)
JUNE 25, 2013
Kentucky’s junior senator said he’s concerned about grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency being used to purchase drones for surveillance.
Republican Rand Paul expressed that view at a hearing today of the Senate’s Homeland Security Subcommittee. He claimed FEMA’s fusion centers, which were created by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to promote the sharing of information, do not have a stellar record for defending civil liberties.
“A few years back, you know, the Missouri Fusion Center was targeting people for their political beliefs, third-party candidates, pro-life people, people with different bumper-stickers on their car were said to be targeted by the Fusion Center," said Paul. "There is a big concern that allowing your money, our money, to be used to purchase drones without any rules in place or without any awareness of what the rules are is disconcerting.”
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read more:
http://wkms.org/post/senator-paul-shows-concern-fema-purchased-drones
video update:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NkJZd5cWY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NkJZd5cWY
By DAN CONTI (KPR)
JUNE 25, 2013
Kentucky’s junior senator said he’s concerned about grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency being used to purchase drones for surveillance.
Republican Rand Paul expressed that view at a hearing today of the Senate’s Homeland Security Subcommittee. He claimed FEMA’s fusion centers, which were created by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to promote the sharing of information, do not have a stellar record for defending civil liberties.
“A few years back, you know, the Missouri Fusion Center was targeting people for their political beliefs, third-party candidates, pro-life people, people with different bumper-stickers on their car were said to be targeted by the Fusion Center," said Paul. "There is a big concern that allowing your money, our money, to be used to purchase drones without any rules in place or without any awareness of what the rules are is disconcerting.”
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read more:
http://wkms.org/post/senator-paul-shows-concern-fema-purchased-drones
video update:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NkJZd5cWY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NkJZd5cWY