(2003-05-23) — Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge announced today that Congressional debates and votes will be conducted by unmanned drones by the end of 2005. The announcement comes a day after Mr. Ridge said drones will patrol U.S. borders to stem illegal immigration and increase security.
“Elected representatives are expensive to field in Washington, D.C.,” said Mr. Ridge. “So, we’re going to send them to their home districts where they can spend most of their time with their constituents.”
When it’s time to debate and vote, they’ll do it remotely using combination of GPS, cell phone, webcam and Aibo technology.
A spokesman for C-Span said TV coverage of remotely-controlled drone politicians will require no changes in current production practices.

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