He was President. We had a civil war. There were no rights read to the Americans that were killed on the battlefield. that was just one example of times when “due process” is not followed.
It was an example of when circumstances do not make the President ( whoever he is) not using “due process” before it is lawful to shoot an American citizen violating that “citizen’s due process rights.”.
Is this power limited in any way? So if the President decided that Rush Limbaugh was a threat to the American way of life could he have him executed? The problem Paul brings up is an important one where giving the President the sole power to decide who lives and dies is not something to be taken lightly. In this particular case, it may have been evident that this was justified, but without the appropriate checks and balances, it’s something that can be easily and dangerously abused.