Chaz Molder rejected Flock-style cameras as government overreach during his congressional campaign
2026 Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Tennessee's 5th district
“That kind of big government overreach has no place in our country or Tennessee.”
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Candidate statement from Chaz Molder and El-Sayed campaign video description
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Molder addressed Flock cameras as their use became a campaign issue.
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He did not spell out a bill or implementation plan in the quoted statement.
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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. Molder called Flock-style cameras big government overreach with no place in the country or Tennessee. Rejecting the cameras outright, without proposing limits, fits Condemned.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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