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Comment by Bruce Nestor

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Attorney based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The growth in surveillance technology and the use of artificial intelligence to augment that physical force pose a direct threat to our remaining democratic institutions and freedoms and require immediate action by Congress before the forces of repression have grown too strong to be stopped by democratic and popular means.
AI Verified (Jul 15, 2026)
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Bruce Nestor, remarks in “Ramirez, Johnson Host Oversight Hearing on the Threat to Democracy Posed by ICE’s Use of Technology for Mass Surveillance,” July 15, 2026.
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Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance
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AI Verified Describes AI-augmented surveillance as a direct threat to democratic freedoms requiring immediate congressional action; clearly relevant. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 34min ago
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AI Verified The quoted criticism of AI-enabled ICE surveillance, with the source context, strongly supports banning AI for mass surveillance; recorded answer “for” matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 34min ago

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AI Verified Official Ramirez House press release (July 15, 2026) reproduces this testimony verbatim and attributes it to the named speaker. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 34min ago
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