You said:
“the President now has the power to order the assassination of US Citizens outside the US, at his whim, a power he has already exercised.”
The President is Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces so of course he can order the killing of any illegal enemy combatant on the battle field legally as per our Constitution. Yet you claim that the power is “at his whim” which is pure BS. Any President can be charged by Congress for abusing his power and for crimes.
When people add in comments like you did of “at his whim” you are distorting the issue and lying about the powers involved. This argument also only goes to protect traitors and illegal enemy combatants (terrorists) and not to protect liberty.
1. The CinC does NOT have a Constitutional Power to order the assassination of anyone.
2. “At his whim” means at his discretion alone and, based on your post where you claim he has this power, you essentially affirm that fact.
3. “Illegal Combatant” is a term which the Bush Administration should never have coined. Enemy Personal are combatants and are protected, as are civilians. Anyone else who raises arms against an Army is covered directly in the Geneva Conventions - i.e. a field comander may determine thier fate in a tribunal.