Lieberman calls for more surveillance cameras across America

Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) went on the ABC News' show "This Week" and called for surveillance cameras to be "more widely" used throughout the country to protect from terrorism:

Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), the chairman of the Senate Committee onHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs, said Sunday he wants to“more widely” use surveillance cameras across the country.

“The Brits have got something smart going in England, and it was partof why I believe they were able to so quickly apprehend suspects in theterrorist acts over the weekend, and that is they have cameras all overLondon and other of their major cities,” Lieberman said.

“Ithink it’s just common sense to do that here much more widely,” headded. “And of course, we can do it without compromising anybody’s realprivacy.”

At the very least, Benjamin Franklin would have a problem with that idea.  As Franklin once said, "Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one."

It is one thing to put cameras in Washington D.C., New York and on the border, as well as in commercial areas, but when the government starts blanketing neighborhoods with warrantless surveillance it takes the phrase 'big brother' to an unprecedented level.

Also, it's very difficult to compare England's situation to our own.  Leaders over there tend not to abuse their power we ours do.  We have an Administration that consistently ignores subpoenas and makes up its own laws.  So even if it is legal, you have to ask whether you feel comfortable with our government exercising that power under the current political leadership we have in place?

Comments

[George]

Lieberman acts like he's being a tough guy here but he's really just lazy and thoughtless. Who couldnt have thought of that? He gets paid to protect the country as well as protect the Constitution. If he wanted to do both he'd try the following:

1. mandate locked steel doors on all cockpits.
2. stop us from being energy dependent on enemy nations.
3. resign.

He's 0-3.

[sigkim]

"Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." ~Ben Franklin "A Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed sheep contesting the vote"~Ben Franklin
These men of wisdom birthed a new country that through due course created many rights of men that could not be agreed to at those fledgling times. These rights were present not by words but by the very nature of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Present times will see to flog these rights from the people with fear,arrogance,and censorship. America is America because of our rights and freedoms.
"Man is smart but not very wise"~Sig. I say Joe Lieberman is very much the later.
Sig