Rogers campaign opposes unchecked Flock tracking
2026 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, through a campaign spokesperson
“vehemently opposes unchecked use of Flock cameras to track law-abiding citizens. Security and liberty aren't enemies. Good government protects both.”
Source and context
Reporting
About this source
Original reporting on El-Sayed advertisement, Lawrence, Barrett, and Abbott
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Before the quotation
ABC News asked the campaign about Abdul El-Sayed's ad criticizing Rogers's surveillance record.
After the quotation
The campaign drew a distinction between public safety and unchecked tracking. Rogers had left Congress before Flock cameras were created.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Rogers's campaign said he opposes unchecked use of Flock cameras to track law-abiding citizens and that security and liberty are not enemies. It opposed unchecked tracking without calling for an end to the cameras, so Mixed or conditional fits.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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