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ProSense

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10. The options

Reply to coalition_unwilling (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 11:23 AM

Feb 2013

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

...are in opposition to "unchecked executive branch offing people."

You're arguing using the current policy. Address the options, which mention an adversarial process.

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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