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BigBrotherDarkness
learnatic
BigBrotherDarkness
reply to post by nighthawk1954
This is the most disturbing part... notice "winning states" this means that states were bidding against each other to be a test bed for this happening. "Representatives from winning states were jubilant about the FAA announcement."
I don't recall any of my state Represenatives running under a drone platform... how are they representing us, when we have no idea what in the world people are trying to pass? We need some serious detailed questionaries for these people meaning to take office of wht they are for and against... if they are going to accurately represent us as a people.
Poiliticians react to pressure. They stand for what ever issue they are pressured into supporting. Its simply a matter of the people being more active and exerting more pressure on their politicians than the opposition (military industry complex etc) exerts on them.
I would suggest the above quoted actions will achieve little or nothing.
I think it's more pressure added to their wallets, if they caved under pressure for pressures sake then they'd listen to the people they represent... have an open dialog something along the lines of "Hey, the government wants to put drones in our states airspace and here's their stated reason... do you guys want it or not? Contact me send petitions" We don't get notifications, just decisions made on our behalf on many many things we are ignorant about... and the excuse for it is because we chose them to represent us.
BigBrotherDarkness
reply to post by WhiteAlice
Just where I saw the article... and got the external text, digging up the original not really needed in my opinion... the story is the same in many places and sites thanks to the A.P.
Asktheanimals
This is the last straw for freedom from which there will be no return once this threshold is crossed.
Comply or die.
Don't wait for a "seminal event" to occur.
This is it.
mikegrouchy
Of course the Air Force has a different take on it.
Mike Grouchy
cloaked4u
whats wrong with drones? Let em watch. The police need to put these things up all over the place.
BigBrotherDarkness
MrSpad
Why is a story about the FAA allowing the testing of civilian drones full of pictures of military drones. Military drones already have access to our airspace. This is testing for companies and private owners.
Feel free to add some drone pics if you would like... military drones being in our airspace does have a thread here; in the Hoax forum.