Retired General: Federal agency has no duty to protect Constitutional rights

[XNavyNuke]

State Officials Argue at AUVSI for Ban on Warrantless UAV Surveillance (http://www.insidegnss.com/node/3665)

Money quote:

“The FAA is not the agency to address privacy,” said Maj. Gen. James O. Poss (ret), who asserted that the aviation agency should not be distracted from their vital work.”

Drones as a jobs program:

Privacy concerns are credited with sharply delaying efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration to integrate unmanned systems into the national airspace – a step essential to commercial UAV operations that AUVSI says have the potential to create over 100,000 high-paying jobs by 2025.

Though at least the Alaska Lt. Gov. is talking the talk:

“One of the unique and new characteristics of UAV technology is its capability for persistence — and with persistence you can . . . collect lots of information. Though if you are collecting it about an individual without their consent, we are saying you need a warrant.”

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[tod evans]

Where are the Oathkeepers?

[Cleaner44]

According to the article in the OP:

Poss, who commanded the 609th Air Intelligence Group at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, and 70th Intelligence Wing at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, is now the director of strategic initiatives at Mississippi State University. MSU is leading a coalition of 10 schools that are also looking at the privacy issue.

Maj. Gen. James O. Poss

November 12, 2012
Poss named MSU HPC2 strategic initiatives director (http://www.msstate.edu/web/media/detail.php?id=5781)



7/18/2013
Domestic Drone Expansion Enters New Phase (http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1205)

Mississippi State University hired retired Air Force Maj. Gen. James O. Poss to help position an MSU-led consortium of 13 universities to compete for the FAA UAS center of academic excellence program and to become one of six test sites.

Poss is a former Air Force assistant deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. “I'm trying to take the procedures and tactics we developed in the intelligence community and find peaceful uses for them,” he said in an interview.

[tod evans]

“I'm trying to take the procedures and tactics we developed in the intelligence community and find peaceful uses for them,”

State owned drones used to repel federally owned drones?

[XNavyNuke]

State owned drones used to repel federally owned drones?

Maybe the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team need some public information on their competition.

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