[Polybius]

Sorry, but that is just wrong! No American whatever his power has the sanction to condemn another American to death. You really need to look and the bigger picture... Do you really want the President to have a hit list and the power to put any American to death on his word?

The man was ACTIVELY WAGING WAR against the United States. He was involved in the Fort Hood Massacre.

After his treason, Benedict Arnold was made a Brigadier General by the British and Benedict Arnold led attacks against Virginia. By your reasoning, Benedict Arnold could not be shot while commanding an attack in Virginia .... only captured and brought to trial.

Imagine al Qaeda recruiting Muslim women in Detroit to give birth to children of al Qaeda operatives, have "anchor babies" and then take those "American" babies back to the Muslim world to be brought up as terrorists. In 19 years, you would have an entire battalion that can wage war against U.S. troops without fear of air-strikes.

"We're under fire. Request an air-strike at these coordinates!"

"Denied. That is the Abraham Lincoln al Qaeda Brigade. They cannot be legally killed. Only captured and brought to trial."

But, don't worry about it.

Whatever position you take, Herman Cain agrees with you.

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Cain, May 5, 2011, Regarding the killing of al-Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki

"He should be charged. And since he's an American citizen, he should be tried in our courts," Cain said of al-Awlaki. When asked if he considered it legal for President Obama to order al-Awlaki killed, Cain said, "In his case, no, because he's an American citizen. If he's an American citizen, which is the big difference, then he should be charged, and he should be arrested and brought to justice."

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Cain, October, 2011, Regarding the killing of al-Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki

"Asked why he had backed off his opposition to the U.S. military's targeting Anwar Awlaki, the al Qaeda terrorist and American citizen who was killed Friday by a drone strike in Yemen, Cain denied that he had ever opposed taking out Awlaki. “I never said that [President Obama] should not have ordered [the killing]. I don’t recall saying that. I think you’ve got some misinformation," Cain said. "Keep in mind that there are a lot of people out there trying to make me sound as if I am indecisive."

[Deagle]

Sorry, but you are just WRONG and very much so! If anyone here can agree with you that an American President can condemn an American to death is okay - well, they are just as lost as you are...

You sir are looking at the short term problem and not looking at the long term conflict that this sets up...

[FredZarguna]

After his treason, Benedict Arnold was made a Brigadier General by the British and Benedict Arnold led attacks against Virginia. By your reasoning, Benedict Arnold could not be shot while commanding an attack in Virginia .... only captured and brought to trial.

• A quick check reveals that the Fifth Amendment did not exist at the time Benedict Arnold became a Brigadier for the Redcoats.
• Another check reveals that there was no President of the United States at that time, either.
• A third check shows that you're making a straw man argument. Did Washington issue a letter of reprisal against Arnold? To my knowledge he did not. Would Washington have been happy to kill him in a general action? Certainly. Would it have been justified? Of course.
• If captured, would Washington have hanged or shot Arnold without a trial? Absolutely not.