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5. Your (or, more properly, Milheiser's and Beauchamp's) 5 options seriously beg

Reply to ProSense (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 11:10 AM

Feb 2013

the question, since they already presume that the American so targeted has indeed "taken up arms" against the United States. The entire point of due process and of an adversarial system is that only through the workings of those is the 'guilt' or 'innocence' of anyone, whether U.S. citizen or otherwise, determined. Here's one way to stop the killing of innocent people by drones . . . stop ordering drone attacks. Q.E.D.

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5 Practical Ideas To Rein In The Presidential Power To Kill Americans [View all] ProSense Feb 2013 OP

I'll add a 6th - Sustained, intense public criticism of this unconstitutional policy. Keep it up! leveymg Feb 2013 #1

The question is ProSense Feb 2013 #3

Executive Order immediately, followed by a legislative ban would be best. leveymg Feb 2013 #4

Remember that Obama is Situationally Powerless bobduca Feb 2013 #9

Only voluntarily. leveymg Feb 2013 #11

Yes its definitely intentional bobduca Feb 2013 #12

Feigned Learned Helplessness is another way to phrase it. leveymg Feb 2013 #13

What would ProSense Feb 2013 #14

Your (or, more properly, Milheiser's and Beauchamp's) 5 options seriously beg coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #5

Ignoring the fact ProSense Feb 2013 #7

Ah, but there's the rub. Who decides who has taken up arms against the U.S.? That's what coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #8

The options ProSense Feb 2013 #10

How about mandatory expatriation for anyone who takes up arms against the United States? Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #2

That was debated and rejected by the Framers. Your idea would have been RW in the 18th Century. leveymg Feb 2013 #6

Kick! n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #15

Hold a trial in absentia for the accused. A public, open, trial, complete with a defense team. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #16

Kick! n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #17