William Lawrence called for stopping Flock-style mass surveillance during his Michigan congressional campaign
2026 Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Michigan's 7th district
“We have to put a stop to this mass surveillance. This is the most un-American thing I can imagine.”
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Quotation from William Lawrence's public remarks
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Lawrence addressed the cameras while campaigning and supporting an end to Lansing's Flock contract.
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He opposed the network, not just a particular search of it.
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Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Lawrence said the state has to put a stop to mass surveillance and called it un-American, while campaigning to end Lansing's Flock contract. Opposing the network itself, without naming a narrower rule, fits Condemned.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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