I don’t think I really care, but I do have a question —
How do we KNOW that the guy was really a major leader of AQ, who was responsible for American deaths?
Because the government told us? Because the guy bragged about it? Or do we have actual evidence?
The fear is that the government will SAY an American citizen did something really bad, and then feel free to kill them. The judicial system exists to evaluate the evidence the government has, so we know we are really targetting the bad guys.
I don’t think there was any question in this case that we got our man, but if there isn’t a process to evaluate the evidence, we have lost a critical protection against government overreach.
We already have balance of power, freedom of speech and elections. What else would you like to see that doesn't make us vulnerable to our enemies?