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It's not about drones
Townhall.com ^ | March 10, 2013 | Paul Jacob

Posted on 03/10/2013 7:10:37 AM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 03/10/2013 7:10:37 AM PDT by Kaslin
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"No one, certainly not Senator Paul, suggests that those actively engaged in combat — American or otherwise — have any right to due process."

Actually, liberals say the enemy should get treated like common criminal all the time.

2 posted on 03/10/2013 7:17:18 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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If it were up to me John Walker Lindh would have died in the Afghan hell hole of his own choosing as should any “former” American fighting for the enemy.

However, America is a land of enemies in the eyes of the democrats and only a fool would allow them to kill at will.


3 posted on 03/10/2013 7:26:52 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: PghBaldy

And now we are down the rabbit hole. The libs define “enemy” as us. They define “combat” as doing anything that opposes them.

Paranoid? Not at all. The libs have a long history of redefining anything to mean what they want it to mean in order to get whatever it is they want at that time.
“Is” - Clinton
“Marriage” - Gay rights advocates
“Enemy” - 0bama/Holder
“Combat” - 0bama/Holder
“Choice” - abortion right activists
“community organizer” - rabble rousers and their followers

I’m sure you can think of other words to add to the list.


4 posted on 03/10/2013 7:27:37 AM PDT by generally (Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: generally

Good points. You should now beware of tiny objects circling overhead...


5 posted on 03/10/2013 7:30:40 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: generally

I have a Hutaree “militia” member living nearby. I could be collateral damage.

At which point the administration could find that we’ve said “Hi” to each other and even been in the same room and I could be posthumously convicted for plotting against the government.


6 posted on 03/10/2013 7:34:16 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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You’re a FReeper. Your neighbor will be the collateral damage.


7 posted on 03/10/2013 7:42:32 AM PDT by wolfpat (Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. -- Cicero)
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To: generally

8 posted on 03/10/2013 7:42:56 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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They’ll have to carpet bomb the whole town with all the enemies of the left that are here.


9 posted on 03/10/2013 7:45:29 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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Wow...just posted something very similar in line of thought on the other thread.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2995352/posts?page=37#37


10 posted on 03/10/2013 7:50:59 AM PDT by EBH ( American citizens do not negotiate with political terrorists.)
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Rand Paul stood up for the Constitution last week and reminded us of a basic underpinning of our system, namely, “you can’t give that much power to one person.”

But we are. nobama is taking more and more power and NOBODY, least of all the lazy ass slimy RINOS in the House, is even lifting a finger in protest. Disgusting!!

11 posted on 03/10/2013 7:53:32 AM PDT by upchuck (Waiting, hoping, begging for the straw. Time to bring pent up frustration to fruition.)
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Obama has become the classic unsupervised bully with a new BB gun. Unfortunately his BB gun fires hellfire missiles.


12 posted on 03/10/2013 7:58:57 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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And those killed include by-standing civilians guilty of no offense.

Which we have done during bombing raids, from Germany and Japan in World War II to Iraq and Afghanistan in the recent conflict. Would Paul Jacobs condemn the U.S. for that as well?

13 posted on 03/10/2013 8:01:21 AM PDT by 0.E.O
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Would Paul Jacobs condemn the U.S. for that as well?

Have we declared war on Yemen?

14 posted on 03/10/2013 8:10:59 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The environment is too complex and too important to be "protected" by government.)
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Only an idiot could compare Germany and Japan to the random killings the Obama misadministration is conducting.

Killing a terrorist and his associates is one thing. Killing a terrorist and everyone who happens to be nearby is a whole different ball game. Obama is doing little more than aiding the most radical to power.


15 posted on 03/10/2013 8:11:24 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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In November of 1986 I had an assistant DA in Corpus Christi, TX threaten my life.

She made it clear she could have the police kill me any time she wanted and she would see to it that it was done legally.

Did they ever try?

Yes they did.

Would have done it too except the idiots tried to make it look like an accident.

Cop totaled a brand new police cruiser in the process.

Anyone that would even contemplate giving the govt this authority is past insane.

In the eyes of many dems, if the govt can get this authority while a dem is in power, the dems will never be out of power.

Suddenly all opposition to the dems will be involved in “accidents”.

House blows up because of gas leak. A wire in the cars fuel tank ignited the tank. Blew themselves up while making a bomb.


16 posted on 03/10/2013 8:15:37 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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I’ve got a Hutaree “militia” member living less than a half mile away. Killing him in a drone strike would have been a whole let less embarrassing for the administration than all those acquittals that resulted from the high profile raid.

After all, they were supposedly plotting against government. (it was actually an informant inspired bull session that was tame compared to some of what we see openly posted here at FR)


17 posted on 03/10/2013 8:56:14 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

I’ve been picking up on little bits and pieces in the news that make me believe another high profile “Waco/military” style raid is being planned by fed agents against some group somewhere.

One thing I’ve noticed was the ACLU raising questions about the use of military weapons by law enforcement.

It may be nothing but I don’t trust the ACLU as far as I can throw them.

It’s struck me as being what the left calls “heightened public awareness”.

Make the public aware of the issue before the event takes place in order to maximize the outrage.


18 posted on 03/10/2013 9:17:09 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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It always amazes me, when people like McCain state that the thought that the U.S. might target it’s own citizens, is “ridiculous”. That shows a complete disregard for the history of mankind. History is replete with examples of governments turning on their own citizens. No need to mention them here.

It CAN happen here. Hence, the second amendment.


19 posted on 03/10/2013 9:42:07 AM PDT by Chuzzlewit
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Don’t you think it hypocritical that the liberal’s were apocalyptic when the soldiers put underwear on the prisoners heads at Abu Ghraib and exclaimed for months that was causing terrorist attacks, but killing people from 30,000 feet or whatever feet they fly, is fine? and didn’t they bitch right up to their messiah being elected about Guantanamo, and how that was causing terrorist attacks, then they bring OBL son in law to NY city to try him in a US court by a jury of his “peers?” I am sure his case will be thrown out as for sure when he was captured he was not read his Miranda rights.
Where are the people with a working brain, asking these questions?


20 posted on 03/10/2013 10:25:24 AM PDT by thirst4truth (www.Believer.com)
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