RE; : I presume you’d be opposed to President Obama having the power to tax at will.
ONLY CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO TAX. THE PRESIDENT CAN ONLY EXECUTE WHAT CONGRESS PASSES BY LAW.
RE: Why would anyone want him to have the power to kill at will?
Why can’t we pass a law that allows targeted killings of enemies/traitors of America ( American Citizen or not ) based on EVIDENCE GATHERED?
I see no reason why we can’t create a LEGAL KILL LIST based on consultation and consent of Congress and the Courts.
In fact, I do not even object to making this KILL LIST public based on evidence gathered. That would be like an international WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE LIST. We don’t have to show HOW the evidence was gathered... all we need to show publicly is WHY they are on the kill list.
Heck, does anybody believe that Osama Bin Laden or Anwar Al-Awlaki or Abu Al Zarqawi and now Al Qaeda leader and successor to Bin Ladin — Al Zawahiri can’t be PUBLICLY in our kill list?
They have OPENLY DECLARED WAR ON AMERICA, War in the 21st century is not bound by geographical location anymore.
I see no reason why we should not be flexible enough to fight this kind of war today.
Obama took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution. Something even FReepers won’t do these days.
What you're talking about is quite similar to letters of marque and reprisal.