Reply #130: Nobody blocked the ACLU's access to the courts

[Major Nikon]

Al-Awlaki's dad and the ACLU sued to have him removed from the list. They weren't successful.
http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2011/10/03/20898/history-is-history

As far as the Constitution goes, just throwing your hands up and claiming something isn't constitutional doesn't help the current debate on this subject much. The Constitution is pretty much mum on this subject. The only real direction and limiting factor is the EO. What is needed is a federal law governing this activity written by congress and signed by the president. Simply saying the country has no right to defend itself is not going to find any traction anywhere. There's very little support for it on the left and none on the right.