There is big controversy about using drones in the Sky’s for surveillance in America’s skies. Some people think it violates their rights for privacy; others think it’s necessary to catch criminals in the act. Should they need a warrant for it? Or is it just like having a satellite orbiting the earth.  There is big argument on this subject and are many different sides.

                A bill passed last week allowing more than $63 billion to the Federal Aviation Administration would increase the existence of drones in civilian airspace across America and is expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama.  If the new bill becomes law, up to 30,000 drones could by flying in U.S. airspace by decade’s end. This scares many Americans because you could be being watched at any time and anywhere.  Unfortunately, nothing in the bill would address the very serious privacy issues raised by drone aircraft. This bill would push the nation toward an era of aerial surveillance without any steps to protect the traditional privacy that Americans have always enjoyed and expected.

                “I was unaware of drone flights over the city but I’m sure the military has taken appropriate measures to ensure privacy. I’m not worried about it,” Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms said in an A.P story. “I understand they’ve got to do some things that they can’t necessarily talk about.”  The Military has actually been flying these “drones” over civilian air space for years without anyone even noticing. This should be illegal but there is no one doing anything about it.  Drones flying around are technically illegal if you don’t have a warrant.  This why many people are upset about this subject.

                So, basically, a local politician simply puts his faith in the military use of their technology and also affirms that they may need to keep what they do secret. To be fair, the army does insist that it kept its drones over “unpopulated areas” but it is unclear to me how closely the FAA can monitor these flight plans since the drones are so small.  This is a sketchy subject because even if the government isn’t following the constitution they can secretly get away with it.

                Some people have come up with an idea for the people to take a vote on it because this is a big issue for some people. This would only fair way “legally” to solve this conflict because it isn’t strictly speaking legal. This will become a very large conflict in the future.