…have appointed themselves judge, jury, and executioner when it comes to deciding who is an enemy combatant. The two referenced, being Obama and Holder.
FBI Director Can't Answer Basic Question About Due Process
Holder: Executive Branch Reviews Of Targeted Killings Count As ‘Due Process’
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The Obama administration believes that executive branch reviews of evidence against suspected al-Qaeda leaders before they are targeted for killing meet the constitution’s “due process” requirement and that American citizenship alone doesn’t protect individuals from being killed, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a speech Monday.
“Due process and judicial process are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security,” Holder said. “The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.”
Gun Shy will be the first to admit that he doesn’t shed any tears when he hears that an Al Qaeda operative got whacked by a drone strike, but I have to wonder if this isn’t a slippery slope, and where is the line drawn? The bottom line, is that many good Americans, who some in this government might consider to be extremists, could have the tables turned on them if the political climate gets progressively worse in the near future.
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