Drones are a distraction. Drones are peripheral to the question Paul is raising.

[TheKentuckian]

67. No repetition will not move me toward the philosophy. Following and buying are not the same thing.

Nor do I think we have particularly fortunate in the character of our leaders, many have been odious. I believe checks and balances have mitigated some excesses and having them in place also allows correction and tempers inclination toward abuse which means bad actors experience systemic friction and can even be exposed and potentially dealt with. Roadblocks to rule should always be in place, no blank checks, no unquestioned actions, division of powers, and of course prosecution for criminality.

I believe in making the road long and winding with speed bumps, there is no perfect mousetrap but that does not mean no mousetraps and it does mean constant vigilance that is a responsibility of citizenship.
Self governance demands every effort or luck runs out much easier and probably in the twinkling of an eye. One is almost sure to fail if they refuse to try and more than a bit more likely to have bad results than due diligence.

The best efforts can end in calamity but no effort almost always does. Put as many filters as can plausibly be put into place and then pray, don't start there after picking your least bad option in a horse race.