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32. According to whom?

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 03:13 PM

Mar 2012

Who said Al-Awlaki was an Al Qaeda leader? Based on what evidence? And if we have evidence, what's the problem with apprehending him and bringing him in for a trial? Or don't you trust our Constitution and the laws we have in place to deal with criminal wrong-doing?

And if Al-Awlaki's guilt can't be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, then his summary execution becomes first degree murder. Who's going to be prosecuted for that? And what about his son's death? Same thing? The punishment for the alleged sins of the father falls on the next generation as well?

You can call that anything you want, I suppose, but "justice" isn't really one of them.

Take a bow yourself for your inability to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. I'll continue to defend the Constitution, because without it, we don't have a United States of America. I know that's not a popular notion in the country at large, and even here at DU, it seems a majority of folks are willing to shitcan the Constitution. More's the pity.

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