Posted on 06/25/2014 5:53:03 AM PDT by Enlightened1
On Monday, the White House memo used to justify drone attacks on U.S. citizens was released, and it appears to confirm the worst suspicions of its libertarian critics. The Obama administration had sought to keep the memo secret, and now we know why: Because there are no checks and balances; there are no classified courts. Indeed, the memo reveals that the president of the United States ordered the targeting killing of U.S. citizens overseas in violation of their constitutional right to due process sans any type of oversight outside of the executive.
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-PJ
Just a reminder: I am the one who is saying that if a US citizen is an enemy combatant but not in the act of attacking, he should be detained by the military and be given due process, including the penalty for treason.
The military should be no “respecter of persons” when it comes to enemy action; a threat is a threat, and an enemy in the White House is even more dangerous than one in an Afghanistan village so having the position of CINC should not SHELTER him from detainment but should make it all the more critical.
The country’s on the wrong track...
I’m a conservative not a libertarian and I have been saying for many years that the murder of Americans by drone in non exigent circumstance is too much power for any one person. Of course a lot of my friends here at FR disagree but that’s OK.
Barack the Ripper... says it all
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