Write legal memos for killing Americans without trial, get rewarded with Circuit Court Judgeship. [View all]

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same as it ever was........

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says he has the votes to confirm David Barron, the author of memos justifying drone strikes against American citizens, to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals.

Reid said most of the members of the Senate Democratic caucus were satisfied with the defense of Barron provided by White House lawyers at a private briefing last week.

Some Democrats had balked at Barron’s nomination because the Justice Department had refused to make public memos he authored justifying the lethal drone strike against Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen living in Yemen who was suspected of terrorist ties.

The drone strike against al-Awlaki also killed Samir Khan, another American citizen who published an online magazine promoting jihad.

The American Civil Liberties Union has weighed in strongly against Barron’s nomination and urged senators not to vote on him until they have researched his writings.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/206669-reid-confident-he-has-votes-to-confirm-drone-memo-author

same as it ever was........