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In reply to the discussion: Holder spells out why drones target US citizens [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)30. No, actually I said that when such a killing occurs there has to be proof that it was
justified. A PO cannot just SAY someone was a criminal, otherwise s/he could just go kill anyone they want to without fear of prosecution. Police Officers have killed and have been prosecuted and convicted when it was found there was no just cause for the killings.
I cannot believe you just said this:
The authority to kill Americans without due process does exist
Please provide proof of this in the Constitution, or in any law if you can. The only law I know of that now asserts this is the one that is the topic of the OP. And that is why there is so much controversy over it. The President himself knows it is a bad law, and has stated he will issue a signing statement to minimize the claims made in the law.
You are confirming the fears of everyone who objected to this law. You are now moving the goalposts to the US where according to you, any officer of the law can kill any citizen without just cause.
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Rush Limbaugh's 20+ years of hate filled demagoguery has only helped bring this about.
Uncle Joe
Mar 2012
#16
No, actually I said that when such a killing occurs there has to be proof that it was
sabrina 1
Mar 2012
#30
"The police have the authority to shoot and kill a dangerous suspect without giving him a trial"
Downtown Hound
Mar 2012
#18
So you're saying that a Seal team can get in close enough to kill him but not bring him in?
Downtown Hound
Mar 2012
#33
There were charges against Bin Laden. What were the charges against Al Awlaki and
sabrina 1
Mar 2012
#31
Hey Holder, do the world a big favor and take a big bite out of an African bee hive. n/t
Downtown Hound
Mar 2012
#14
Actually 23 hour lockdown is only used for prisoners that have broken rules
Downtown Hound
Mar 2012
#35
He left out the part about "looking tough" in an election trumps the constitution.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2012
#27