Senator Paul Shows Concern For 'FEMA-Purchased Drones' (video)

[jct74]

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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http://wkms.org/post/senator-paul-shows-concern-fema-purchased-drones


video update:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NkJZd5cWY

 

[dannno]

lol, "different" bumper stickers, i.e. "my dad"

 

[Warlord]

great that he mentioned the fusion centers... maybe Infowars will pick it up.. do we have a video of the appearance jct?

 

[torchbearer]

they share their databases freely with local law enforcement.
they have everything about you, and there is no warrant requirement for the pigs to get your info from the fusion center.
the fusion center number is on a sticky on their monitor. it is used frequently.
seen it with my own eyes.
i'd love rand to know what i've seen in the fusion centers.

 

[jct74]

great that he mentioned the fusion centers... maybe Infowars will pick it up.. do we have a video of the appearance jct?

here you go Warlord.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NkJZd5cWY

 

[J_White]

lol, "different" bumper stickers, i.e. "my dad"

LOL.

 

[torchbearer]

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[ClydeCoulter]

I'm also glad that Rand is turning some focus on the concept of "caring for other people's money".