Director of FBI Robert Mueller retires,James Corney appointed. Rand Paul protests but shills out

The Senate has confirmed James Comey as the new director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation by a 93 to 1 margin.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) had placed a hold on Comey’s nomination over questions about the bureau’s use of drones on U.S. soil and the policies surrounding that use. After receiving a response to his concerns from the FBI detailing the “limited” use of surveillance drones, Paul released his hold.

“The FBI today responded to my questions on domestic use of surveillance drones by saying that they don’t necessarily need a warrant to deploy this technology. I disagree with this interpretation. However, given the fact that they did respond to my concerns over drone use on U.S. soil, I have decided to release my hold on the pending FBI director nominee,” Paul said in a statement explaining his decision.

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Here's the letter to Ron Paul from assistant director Stephen Kelly

[link to www.paul.senate.gov]


In the letter the FBI tries to argue that Surveillance Drones are NOT covered under the 4th Amendment to the Constitution. Three cases were cited and the result of each case was determined by the Supreme Court saying Aerial surveillance was not a search under the Fourth Amendment requiring a warrant because the areas observed were open to the public view and, as a matter of law,there was no reasonable expectation of privacy.