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coalition_unwilling

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

Reply to ProSense (Reply #7)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 11:19 AM

Feb 2013

an adversarial process should determine, not an unchecked executive branch offing people merely because some unnamed bureaucrat within the Executive Branch alleges that so-and-so is 'aligned' with Al Quaida (language of the current white paper Isikoff published).

ETA: Show me one iota of judicial review in this policy and I will gladly retract my criticism of it and of Obama.

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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