Spy Satellite Photos Used To Fight Drug Smugglers

Hugh Pickens writes "The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, part of the Department of Defense, is using satellites to track the activities of drug cartels operating along the US-Mexican border. The agency is supplying photos to pinpoint Mexican narcotics operations and anticipate smuggling attempts into the United States. During a conference on border security held in Phoenix last week, Scott Zikmanis said his agency already has supplied some data to the El Paso Intelligence Center, a federal clearinghouse for investigating drug cartels. Any border-security surveillance will be done over Mexico, not the US says Zikmanis because a federal law, the Posse Comitatus Act, strictly limits US military operations on American soil unless such operations are authorized by Congress. Civil rights attorneys question the use of satellite technology in law enforcement. 'We are in the midst of a really dangerous time in terms of technology,' said Chris Calabrese, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union. 'The idea that such a powerful tool might be turned on US citizens is really troubling.'"

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techno burst

[rawdirt]

really a terrible dilemma...

now try searching for "rfid cyanide patent"

techno will free itself from petty laws

Re:Military required?

[big_paul76]

That and, if the annexed province of Mexico were to achieve statehood, you can pretty much guarantee that they'd send 2 democrats to the senate. (same with Canada)

Re:Military required?

[dryeo]

I don't know about Mexico though it most likely be similar to Canada.
If you annexed Canada (and we went along with it) you'd probably have 16+ democratic senators and quite a few democratic electors.
Each province would most likely be admitted as a state excepting maybe Quebec which you probably couldn't digest. Excepting Alberta, most Canadian provinces would go with Democrat as they aren't quite so far right as the Republicans.