When assuming office, every government official must take an oath to
abide by and uphold our Constitution. Since 2010, I have made that my
mission in Congress. Unfortunately, the Obama administration is not
upholding nor abiding by the Constitution -- in fact, this
administration is going to great lengths to continually violate it.
Its most recent transgression involves the use of domestic drones.
These small drones are to
be used as a crime fighting tool for law enforcement officials. But is
unwarranted and constant surveillance by an aerial eye of Big Government
the answer?
In a memorandum issued by
President Barack Obama's secretary of the Air Force, the stated purpose
of these drones is "balancing ... obtaining intelligence information
... and protecting individual rights guaranteed by the U.S.
Constitution."
However, flying over our
homes, farms, ranches and businesses and spying on us while we conduct
our everyday lives is not an example of protecting our rights. It is an
example of violating them.
The domestic use of
drones to spy on Americans clearly violates the Fourth Amendment and
limits our rights to personal privacy. I do not want a drone hovering
over my house, taking photos of whether I separate my recyclables from
my garbage.
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