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In reply to the discussion: Apparently this is the breaking point, [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)The problem is drones used in sovereign nations against specific individuals and people in their vicinity without the approval of the sovereign nation in which the person is located.
This practice could start a war.
This is very, very dangerous. I favor having some sort of judicial or legislative oversight for each decision. No one person and his subordinates should make this kind of decision in a democracy. This could have far-reaching effects. And this power could easily be abused against political adversaries. No way should the President be able to make these decisions just in the White House with his national security, foreign policy, military and intelligence advisers. Those are his appointees, and this is an abuse of the executive power in my opinion.
I like Obama, but these drones require a safer procedure, a procedure that protects all our rights and doesn't easily become a situation in which the president can violate all our rights by threatening drone strikes at his whim. I am not saying that is what Obama is doing, but I am saying that could happen in the future.