Last week, I wrote in my column that “So far, consensus around the FAA’s thinking indicates that…
Some Domestic Drones May Get Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas
Last week, I wrote in my column that “So far, consensus around the FAA’s thinking indicates that domestic drones would not be approved to fly with weapons.”
That was in reference to the Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement that it will ease restrictions on civilian use of unmanned drones for use in surveillance and research. The institutions most interested in using drones are law enforcement entities ranging from the FBI to local police departments.
Now, consider this:
Chief Deputy Randy McDaniel of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in Texas told The Daily that his department is considering using rubber bullets and tear gas on its drone.
“Those are things that law enforcement utilizes day in and day out and in certain situations it might be advantageous…[more]
The Center for Individual Freedom (“CFIF”) today launched a public education effort in Alabama that features a 30-second television ad stressing the importance of conservative judicial decision-making and a commitment to properly interpreting the Constitution in the state’s courts.
The CFIF ad highlights the conservative judicial values demonstrated by Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Kelli Wise and Alabama Supreme Court Judge Mike Bolin as examples of the type of judging Alabama families deserve. The ad closes by urging viewers to log on to www.cfif.org/Alabama and sign the petition thanking Judges Wise and Bolin for their commitment to properly interpreting the Constitution and for their high value to the civil, economic and political freedoms of all Alabamans.
The ad, which is being aired across the state, can be viewed below.
“At a time when judicial activism is running amok, conservative judicial decision-making and adherence to the plain language of federal and state constitutions couldn’t be more important,” said CFIF President Jeffrey Mazzella. “CFIF’s public education effort is aimed at further educating Alabamans on the importance of those principles in judicial decision-making.”
"Trying to figure out Valerie Jarrett’s mysterious hold on Barack and Michelle Obama is a favorite guessing game in the parlors and dining rooms of Washington. No other White House official in history has enjoyed such a unique relationship with both a president and a first lady, and yet the mainstream media have ignored Jarrett’s enormous influence over the shape and direction of the Obama…[more]
—Edward Klein, Author, Vanity Fair Contributing Editor, Former Newsweek Foreign Editor and Former New York Times Magazine Editor in Chief
— Edward Klein, Author, Vanity Fair Contributing Editor, Former Newsweek Foreign Editor and Former New York Times Magazine Editor in Chief
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