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To: stars & stripes forever

What was the question Cruz forced Eric Holder to answer?


25 posted on 03/30/2015 7:44:53 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Vendome

TED CRUZ Goads Eric Holder into Admitting that Killing American Drones on U.S. Soil Is Unconstitutional

March 6, 2013
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice sent shockwaves through the nation when Attorney General Eric Holder informed Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in writing that the White House would be within its legal authority to execute an American citizen via drone on U.S. soil if that person was determined to pose a threat to national security. On Wednesday, testifying before a Senate panel, Holder was prodded repeatedly about this assertion by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Holder eventually admitted that it would not be constitutional to execute an American citizen without due process... (excerpt)

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ted-cruz-goads-eric-holder-into-admitting-that-killing-americans-with-drones-on-u-s-soil-is-unconstitutional/


27 posted on 03/30/2015 7:53:01 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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