White House: Drone Strikes ‘Legal,’ ‘Ethical’ And ‘Wise’

[Dragonfli]

118. That would be good evidence to bring to the trial, yes. There needs to be a trial

I also read nothing in the hack legal opinion that required that only self admitted criminals are to be (or ever have been) placed on a list for execution, the hack opinion appears to claim no evidence at all must be shown, but that "it's ok because, you know, they don't need laws or trials or oversight of any kind" because they "promise to be careful".

You don't appear to understand the controversy, it isn't about debating if traitors should be tried for treason and sentenced by a court to death, that is pretty well codified, and many have been sentenced to death that way in the past. The problem revolves around giving any person the power to be judge, jury, and executioner with no review whatsoever by ANYONE, that is only done in dictatorships that have no rule of law except when it's convenient.

This changes the entire form of government in this country. I think kings as well as dictators reserve the right to execute anyone on a whim, but I think some of them actually require trials of some kind.

before you throw up the obvious "red herring" I will answer you preemptively, if there is proof enough to convict, they can be tried in absentia and found guilty.