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appleannie1

(5,478 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2013, 03:00 PM Mar 2013

Attorney General Responds to Paul On Drone Strikes

Source: Think Progress

The full text of Holder’s brief letter to Paul is now available:
Dear Senator Paul:
It has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question: “Does the President have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil?” The answer to that question is no.
Sincerely,
Eric H. Holder, Jr.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/03/07/1687721/holder-paul-drones/

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Attorney General Responds to Paul On Drone Strikes (Original Post) appleannie1 Mar 2013 OP

Take that...Paul....nt CherokeeDem Mar 2013 #1

Another strawman goes up in flames. bluedigger Mar 2013 #2

... Xipe Totec Mar 2013 #3

+1 onenote Mar 2013 #7

Note to Rand Paul perdita9 Mar 2013 #4

Two sentences, three clauses Kolesar Mar 2013 #5

McCain this morning called it a political stunt and the "realm of the ridiculous" aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #6

That's rich, coming from McCain. nt DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #9

Attorney General Holder then added "Duh." nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #8

CherokeeDem

(3,736 posts)

1. Take that...Paul....nt

Reply to appleannie1 (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 03:03 PM

Mar 2013

bluedigger

(17,450 posts)

2. Another strawman goes up in flames.

Reply to appleannie1 (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 03:10 PM

Mar 2013

Xipe Totec

(44,588 posts)

3. ...

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 03:15 PM

Mar 2013

onenote

(46,227 posts)

7. +1

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 03:31 PM

Mar 2013

perdita9

(1,365 posts)

4. Note to Rand Paul

Reply to appleannie1 (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 03:20 PM

Mar 2013

Our legislative process is not a joke. It isn't a toy for crackpots like you to play with.

Was there ever any credible evidence that President Obama was going to order drone strikes on Americans inside the country?

Of course not. You just wanted to put on a show and waste everyone's time.

Kolesar

(31,182 posts)

5. Two sentences, three clauses

Reply to appleannie1 (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 03:21 PM

Mar 2013

Make it simple for Senator Dumbass.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

6. McCain this morning called it a political stunt and the "realm of the ridiculous"

Reply to appleannie1 (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 03:30 PM

Mar 2013

Apparently Rand Paul isn't taken very seriously by either side.

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)

9. That's rich, coming from McCain. nt

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Thu Mar 7, 2013, 04:39 PM

Mar 2013

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

8. Attorney General Holder then added "Duh." nt

Reply to appleannie1 (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 03:45 PM

Mar 2013

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