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Domestic Militarized Drones Research Paper

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Do you often believe that the government is going into the gutter because of their recent debates over things such as gun control, race, and politics? If you believe in and exercise your rights under the Constitution (namely, your right to speak freely, worship freely, associate with like-minded individuals who share your political views, criticize the government, own a weapon, demand a warrant before being questioned or searched, or any other activity viewed as potentially anti-government, racist, bigoted, anarchic or sovereign), you have just been promoted to the top of the terrorist list. Police agencies now think that the, “main terrorist threat in the United States is not from violent Muslim extremists, but from right-wing extremists.” …show more content…

Domestic militarized drones have the potential to be disastrous for the civil liberties of American citizens. Many Americans agree with this, as stated in Evan Slinger’s article on Christian Science Monitor, “.... domestic drone surveillance might erode civil liberties, and degrade the political fabric of the United States. To some extent the American public knows this is the case and is invested in moving forward carefully.”

America’s citizens have already witnessed first-hand how there are parts of our government that have overstepped their boundaries by engaging in surveillance of the domestic population. America needs to cut back on their monitoring of citizens because with the current Status Quo, American citizens have no privacy …show more content…

The TSA has a 95% failure rate for airline security checkings. This report was leaked by administration in the Transportation Security Administration who also revealed that a team of investigators from the Department of Homeland Security managed to sneak weapons and fake bombs past airport screeners in 67 of their 70 attempts to beat the system. We now see that these airport screenings are simply a way to create an illusion of safety for air travelers, and a way to deter would-be terrorists. An internal DHS document said the smuggling ring, “raised questions about whether a security vulnerability exists, possibly allowing an aviation worker with an airport identification badge to ignore current security measures and introduce weapons, explosives or other contraband for transport on a commercial

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