What say some of those hellfires cut loose in Newark, Lackawana and Hamtramack? "It's war" donchaknow, and therefore within executive prerogative.
Agreed though, that Will is a legal illiterate.
Good morning, counselor.
The guy we smoked in Yemen was a member of the Lackawana gang. He had previously been in the US.
I don't know enough about the law governing the use of the military against a foreign invader in the domestic context to really respond to that hypothetical. The argument can certainly be made that we can kill al Qaeda where ever we find them. Nevertheless, I think for prudential and political reasons the government would try to make an arrest if circumstances permitted.