Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Where Do You Stand On Cameras In Public


Cameras in public are going to be a big issue in future years. Is it right for the government to put cameras on buildings to "protect" us?  Rand Paul believes it is OK for businesses to install cameras to protect their property, however, not so for government.  What is your opinion?


Conservative Tom

Rand Paul: More Cameras a 'Slippery Slope' Toward '1984'

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Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 04:25 PM
By Greg Richter
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It’s natural after an attack such as the Boston Marathon bombings to want to ratchet up security, but Americans are starting on a “slippery slope” when they start allowing more cameras in public places, claims Sen. Rand Paul.

“If the government’s going to use cameras to watch us they need to have probable cause,” the Kentucky senator said on Fox News Channel. “They need to have an argument to use the Constitution to do surveillance on us. And then I’m OK with it. But willy-nilly on everybody all the time in open spaces, I’m against that.”

Paul clarified that he has no problem with private businesses putting cameras outside their buildings to protect their property. But government, he argued, has enormous power that can be abused.

The senator, popular with his father Ron’s libertarian supporters, said that lots of “emotion and anger” typically follow such attacks. But he added that support for added security at the expense of personal freedoms fades over time.

He warned of a “slippery slope” toward the Orwellian world of “1984,” in which cameras were in bedrooms and everywhere else as the government kept its citizens in line.

“It’s a terrible precedent,” he said. “We need to be very, very careful with the expansion of cameras.”

Paul noted that the cameras used to catch the Boston bombers were primarily owned by private businesses using cameras to protect their property. “I’m not against that,” he said.

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 2, 2013 at 1:05 PM

    Speaking of privacy rights, I'd like to hear your comment on this bill that just passed in the House of Representatives...

    https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/04/us-house-representatives-shamefully-passes-cispa-internet-freedom-advocates

    --David

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  2. Conservative TomMay 2, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    Welcome back David. How was your trip.

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  3. AnonymousMay 2, 2013 at 4:18 PM

    Thanks, the trip was great. Among other things, I spoke with two Jordanians and one Israeli about the Middle East situation and Syria. I also visited the site of the world's oldest archeological known human settlement (SE Turkey), close to Syria.

    Anyway, while I was gone, the House passed the bill I mentioned above, and I my first thought was, "I wonder what Tom thought about this?" Well?

    --David

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  4. Conservative TomMay 3, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    CISPA sounds like 1984 on steroids! Do I need to say any more?

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