Author Topic: Drones over America (Read 2334 times)

nw_hunter · « **on:** February 09, 2012, 02:38:39 AM »

Congress Ok's the use of Predator Drones over America.How long before they authorize them to use their weapons on US Citizens?

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/225756.html

(NOTE) Did a little research on this Press TV............I find out it's a darn Iranian network, in English from Tehran.I won't be going back to that source

Pretty much the same story from UP also.
Has anyone seen this on Fox,MSNBC or any of the other Flair and balanced networks?

guzzijohn · « **Reply #1 on:** February 09, 2012, 03:43:56 AM »

Are they replacing the black helicopters?

GuzziJohn

BUGEYE · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2012, 03:46:10 AM »

they have already authorized it.

Blackhawker · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2012, 03:55:26 AM »

I laugh (in a disgusted manner) when I hear people say that we are "free". HA! What did you expect?

Heck, you get on Google Earth and you can find your house, your car and sometimes there are these 360 degree views of your street with your address and license plates clearly in view to the rest of the world. What ever happened to "privacy" or invasion of privacy? It's all out the window!

Nuke41 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2012, 05:04:38 AM »

Quote from: TM7 on February 10, 2012, 04:21:19 AM

Did you know that a bill, HR 658, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, has just passed both the House and the Senate which authorizes the use of 30,000 spy drones over America by the year 2015?
....TM7

Have you actually looked at HR 658; as passed by the House and Senate?
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr658enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr658enr.pdf
Read Sections 331-336, I don’t see anything about it authorizing “the use of 30,000 spy drones over America by the year 2015”.

Cuts Crooked · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2012, 10:16:37 AM »

Just heard a blurb on the radio yesterday about the National Guards F16 unit stationed in Des Moines, Iowa being phased out and replaced with a Drone unit.

BUGEYE · « **Reply #6 on:** February 11, 2012, 04:35:49 AM »

factories phased out people and replaced them with robots.
everybody takes advantage of new technology.

tennhillbilly · « **Reply #7 on:** February 11, 2012, 11:07:02 AM »

I'll be the 1st to admit that I ain't real smart, but if the U.S. has had satilites take can take photos of license plates on Russia's Red Square for years........what makes everyone think a drone plane is going to make any difference??

Lost Farmboy · « **Reply #8 on:** February 11, 2012, 11:48:21 AM »

Quote from: tennhillbilly on February 11, 2012, 11:07:02 AM

I'll be the 1st to admit that I ain't real smart, but if the U.S. has had satilites take can take photos of license plates on Russia's Red Square for years........what makes everyone think a drone plane is going to make any difference??

Drones are known to carry Hellfire missiles.
They are a lot cheaper than satellites. More cameras. More bang for the buck.
More bang for the buck, see number 1.

tennhillbilly · « **Reply #9 on:** February 11, 2012, 07:49:46 PM »

Quote from: Lost Farmboy on February 11, 2012, 11:48:21 AM

Quote from: tennhillbilly on February 11, 2012, 11:07:02 AM
I'll be the 1st to admit that I ain't real smart, but if the U.S. has had satilites take can take photos of license plates on Russia's Red Square for years........what makes everyone think a drone plane is going to make any difference??

Drones are known to carry Hellfire missiles.

They are a lot cheaper than satellites. More cameras. More bang for the buck.

More bang for the buck, see number 1.

Well.........again.......like I said, I ain't real smart, but I'd say there's an even cheaper way to delieve a missle with lots more bang, even be less noticeable. Ever watch the war footage from the early 90's with Iraq? I believe they can drop on down your chimney if they have a mind too, lots further away than a drone can. More cameras?? Heck fire, even on google earth, I see myself Peeing off my front porch. Who knows, maybe with these things, I can find out if somebody steals my stuff. And I don't care what anybody watches me do........I'll run licker at night anyways.

BUGEYE · « **Reply #10 on:** February 12, 2012, 02:52:39 AM »

Quote from: tennhillbilly on February 11, 2012, 07:49:46 PM

Quote from: Lost Farmboy on February 11, 2012, 11:48:21 AM
Quote from: tennhillbilly on February 11, 2012, 11:07:02 AM
I'll be the 1st to admit that I ain't real smart, but if the U.S. has had satilites take can take photos of license plates on Russia's Red Square for years........what makes everyone think a drone plane is going to make any difference??

Drones are known to carry Hellfire missiles.

They are a lot cheaper than satellites. More cameras. More bang for the buck.

More bang for the buck, see number 1.

Well.........again.......like I said, I ain't real smart, but I'd say there's an even cheaper way to delieve a missle with lots more bang, even be less noticeable. Ever watch the war footage from the early 90's with Iraq? I believe they can drop on down your chimney if they have a mind too, lots further away than a drone can. More cameras?? Heck fire, even on google earth, I see myself Peeing off my front porch. Who knows, maybe with these things, I can find out if somebody steals my stuff. And I don't care what anybody watches me do........I'll run licker at night anyways.

BUGEYE · « **Reply #11 on:** February 12, 2012, 03:35:00 AM »

TM7, that's a crock of..........
see post #12 above.

Casull · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2012, 03:46:26 AM »

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Use of drones in this country to spy on citizens would be a violation of the Constitution

tm7, how did you come up with this conclusion? There is no Constitutional right to not be seen when in clear view.

Casull · « **Reply #13 on:** February 12, 2012, 05:26:21 AM »

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Legalists having a problem understanding right to personal privacy only aid and abet sovieting the US of A. The right for the governmnet to snoop on US citizens endlessly has always been abridged/prevented by law_--never enumerated..

If you were referring to me as one of your "Legalists", then what do you mean? The "right to privacy" found in the Constitution has long been held to be limited to those places and/or times when one has a reasonable expectation of such. That's pretty basic and seems you should know that when YOU said the drones would be a Constitutional violation. As to your claim of things "abridged/prevented by law_--never enumerated", you should know not to rely on unwritten laws - they're not worth the paper they're not written on.

-Shaggy- · « **Reply #14 on:** February 12, 2012, 05:32:11 AM »

Can somebody point me to where in HR658 the authorization for 30,000 drones by 2015 is? I can't seem to find that part.

BUGEYE · « **Reply #15 on:** February 12, 2012, 05:38:49 AM »

there's an easy answer. get an invisibility cloak like Harry Potters.

Nuke41 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2012, 05:46:53 AM »

Quote from: -Shaggy- on February 12, 2012, 05:32:11 AM

Can somebody point me to where in HR658 the authorization for 30,000 drones by 2015 is? I can't seem to find that part.

Someone cut and pasted that off a conspiracy theory fan boy site and didn’t fact check it, as usual.

Swift One · « **Reply #17 on:** February 12, 2012, 06:06:52 AM »

I really, seriously, doubt you will be seeing drones in US airspace carrying missles. People hate change, plain and simple. I dont like the fact that there will be unmanned aircraft with super surviellance capabilities flying all over the US. But, its going to happen. If you dont think your privacy is being invaded- seriously invaded on a daily basis by local and federal law enforcement- think again. Once one of these unmanned aricraft slam into another manned (passanger) plain, or drop out of the sky into suburbia, they will get yanked or seriously limited on when and where they can fly.

eastbank · « **Reply #18 on:** February 12, 2012, 06:36:38 AM »

where can i buy a drone hunting license, it should be a challenge to shoot one down with your deer rifle at night. eastbank..

BUGEYE · « **Reply #19 on:** February 12, 2012, 07:17:44 AM »

Quote from: eastbank on February 12, 2012, 06:36:38 AM

where can i buy a drone hunting license, it should be a challenge to shoot one down with your deer rifle at night. eastbank..

we've heard that we're supposed to turn in our neighbors. I think there may be a couple of spies right here. shhhh.

Empty Quiver · « **Reply #20 on:** February 12, 2012, 08:29:38 AM »

Are these drones any different than a camera mounted at every other intersection, exit ramp and bridge? The time to be worried about 24/7 surveillance has long since passed. Cellphone game cameras are soon going to be hacked into

be careful in the woods too boys.

I am not for a minute buying into hellfire missiles being deployed against US citizens. If that happens they sure as hellfire won't be worried about how stealthy the delivery vehicle is. It will be game on and will have been for quite some time. You will get yourself shotified and labeled a domestic terrorist. So simple even a politician can do it.

Casull · « **Reply #21 on:** February 12, 2012, 08:41:49 AM »

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"Legalists' are law manipulators who interpret law in a manner to support their agenda, usually violating the spirt of the law and people's rights.

Ok, just wasn't sure what you were talking about. In this case, the idea that one is free from unreasonable search and seizure and has a right to privacy does not extend to areas where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy. Oh, that is from those "legalists" on the SCOTUS.

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We're talking about written law...not laws in your imagination, or laws and decisions you wish didn't exist

Well, it was YOUR imagination that I was worried about since you brought up laws "never enumerated". So, I guess we can ignore those "never enumerated" laws that you referenced (which is good since I don't follow them anyways).

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1}...What is the US Consititution for...?
2}...Do you support these NDAA and HR658 Acts...?
3}...Do you feel Americans should have right of privacy, or do you believe in a Security Surveillance State directive...?

Sorry, I don't fall for your deflection. See my first point above. If you have a problem with that, then you'll have to take it up with the SCOTUS.

-Shaggy- · « **Reply #22 on:** February 12, 2012, 08:56:28 AM »

"The HR658 and NDAA allows for up to 30,000 observation or intervention drones by 2015 over American airspace, now called a 'battlefield'.."

as opposed to....

"I believe it is an estimate by FAA, also to include Dept of Homeland Security and DOd WAAS applications....check it out"

Not even close to the same thing.

twoshooter · « **Reply #23 on:** February 12, 2012, 09:22:04 AM »

I would not worry too much about it. It is too late to worry. However there are some things to take note of. Any tool, technology, weapon, etc, is completely amoral, and undiscriminating. It cares not who is using it, or what for. Neither in most cases will those in charge of using them. When we, the American taxpayer, authorize the development and deployment of any resource- technological, biological, or human, to be used against anyone else, you must also assume that it is available for use against yourself. That is one thing I have never quite understood regarding all of the Law & Order types that one runs into on the right. When "someone" tries to take over the country, just who did you think they are going to use? They are already in place. You put them there. Furthermore, data mining already has a profile of you right down to how often you use the toilet and what magazine you read while doing it. It is kind of like being in the Matrix- just enjoy that steak- the fact that it may be unreal is relevant, if you cannot tell the difference, there is none.

Nuke41 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 12, 2012, 09:32:57 AM »

Quote from: TM7 on February 12, 2012, 08:19:53 AM

I believe it is an estimate by FAA, also to include Dept of Homeland Security and DOd WAAS applications....check it out. I beleive there are thousands of applications pending for Drone use...but more on that later. let's see how this develops for a couple of days.
..TM7

Translation: I cut and pasted something off a conspiracy theory web site without doing any basic fact checking to see if it was true, I didn’t read the referenced legislation, I’ve been called on it and I’m still not man enough to admit I made a mistake.

Casull · « **Reply #25 on:** February 12, 2012, 09:58:20 AM »

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Stae the SCOTUS case you are referring too.

There is a whole line of cases on this subject. You're going to have to do your own research.

P.S. Try a legitimate website, not the ones you usually dredge.

Nuke41 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 12, 2012, 12:18:44 PM »

And TM7 still hasnt bothered to read the HR yet....

Casull · « **Reply #27 on:** February 12, 2012, 01:36:54 PM »

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Okay, you brought it up...twice...seemed to be a big hinge pin for your approval and support of a State Securitate, so I thought you would have that real handy.

Well, since you appear reluctant to inform yourself of anything that doesn't originate from a conspiracy website, try taking a look at Katz v. United States. The case was decided in 1967, wherein the Supreme Court defined the protections of the Fourth Amendment in terms of the “reasonable expectation of privacy.”

BUGEYE · « **Reply #28 on:** February 12, 2012, 01:44:41 PM »

Casull, you're confusing the issue with facts, and that always brings on a 100 line cut/paste of gibberish.

-Shaggy- · « **Reply #29 on:** February 12, 2012, 01:55:26 PM »

Quote from: TM7 on February 12, 2012, 09:17:18 AM

Quote from: -Shaggy- on February 12, 2012, 08:56:28 AM
"The HR658 and NDAA allows for up to 30,000 observation or intervention drones by 2015 over American airspace, now called a 'battlefield'.."

as opposed to....

"I believe it is an estimate by FAA, also to include Dept of Homeland Security and DOd WAAS applications....check it out"

Not even close to the same thing.
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Only in your mind....Not opposed, both statements are accurate and support each other in sumation of recent events HR658 opens the door..the drone industry.MIC/Intell/Security steps in...FAA estimates up to 30k applications in near future....kinda easy to grasp......That's why many many people are discussing these issue(s), not trying to avoid the issues. Well, trying to avoid if they like a security state normalized or work for it....or stand to make bucks.. .

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..TM7

Well....at least you are consistently inconsistent.