Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions,

who gets to watch the watchers? The Judiciary Committee spent Wednesday morning wringing its hands over Flock cameras, the network of AI-powered license plate readers that help local cops solve car thefts and violent crimes. It was a rare moment of bipartisan worry about privacy. It also smelled like an excuse to federalize a local decision.

Look, these cameras are not harmless. They sit on light poles and read every plate that drives by, and the company sells that data to police without a warrant. That should bother any conservative who does not trust the government to keep its hands in its pockets. But the fix is not a new federal mandate or another Senate hearing. It is requiring a warrant for the data, putting a short leash on how long it is kept.