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US Set to Use Spy Satellites on US Citizens
duerra writes "A plan to use U.S. spy satellites for domestic security and law-enforcement missions is moving forward after being delayed for months because of privacy and civil liberties concerns. The plan is in the final stage of completion, according to a department official who requested anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly about it. While some internal agencies have had access to spy satellite imagery for purposes such as assisting after a natural disaster, this would be the first time law-enforcement would be able to obtain a warrant and request access to satellite imagery."
[I]n 1998, Obama stated that he would Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons ... I look around at the social networking sites, and see that no one seems to be mentioning this; this freaks me out to the core
Dude, it freaks me out, too. I already have eleventy million good reasons to vote for him without needing one more reason, however good. Not to worry, though; they won't let Canadians vote.