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In reply to the discussion: How the Obama administration justifies extrajudicial killing of Americans, [View all]MadHound
(34,179 posts)18. Stop trying to sidestep the question,
Would you trust Bush, or any other 'Pug with this power to act as judge, jury and executioner of any US citizen abroad?
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How the Obama administration justifies extrajudicial killing of Americans, [View all]
MadHound
Feb 2013
OP
abrogate - 1 : to abolish by authoritative action : annul 2 : to treat as nonexistent
limpyhobbler
Feb 2013
#1
Not me. I am not paranoid enough to believe the govt is killing innocent Americans...
EastKYLiberal
Feb 2013
#6
One out of three known US citizens who have been targets of this administration was innocent.
MadHound
Feb 2013
#11
And you are confident of this, how? And even IF true, IT IS STILL UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
WinkyDink
Feb 2013
#22
I have confidence in Obama and the top minds that he has brought on board his administration
mwrguy
Feb 2013
#26
I guess my sarcasm did not come through. I'm with George Orwell and
coalition_unwilling
Feb 2013
#44
No worries. I will be renewing my membership to the ACLU tomorrow morning first thing. And
coalition_unwilling
Feb 2013
#47
Every single one of those examples you listed had some sort of judicial review or involvement,
MadHound
Feb 2013
#12
I am sure that there was some sort of legal paperwork on the drone strikes.
GreenStormCloud
Feb 2013
#13
It's irrelevant to me. Do you think Bush would have started a war with 300 million Americans?
randome
Feb 2013
#19
Let's see, one third of the US citizens he has killed extrajudicially was an innocent US citizen,
MadHound
Feb 2013
#40
I didn't read beyond the thread title, because I DON'T CARE WHAT CRAP THEY SPEW ON THIS.
WinkyDink
Feb 2013
#20
Hoo boy, what? I don't care to read any quasi-legal justification for this abomination.
WinkyDink
Feb 2013
#82
So, if the gov't has such good cases against the "terrorists" why not hold open trials in absentia?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#29
Absolutely insane and utterly indefensible. As "un-American" as anything, ever.
DirkGently
Feb 2013
#36
Albright and Bill Clinton should be facing trial for crimes against humanity, imho. N.B. The
coalition_unwilling
Feb 2013
#50
Just one reason among several why I voted Green in the Presidential
coalition_unwilling
Feb 2013
#39
The killing of 16 year old innocents is justified when they "choose" the "wrong father"
Catherina
Feb 2013
#52
Hina Shamsi, director ACLU’s National Security Project, says it exactly "profoundly disturbing"
Coyotl
Feb 2013
#49
So, does this justify your refusal to register your guns should legislation be passed? nt
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#51
I disagree that they are extrajudicial. Still not going to register your guns? nt
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#55
Nonsense. Go read Youngstown, and tell me what sort of Article III oversight is called for. nt
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#58
Perhaps, MadHound, if one calls for 'judicial oversight', one might familiarize
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#63
Ah, so you really don't know, you're just tossing shit against the wall to see what sticks.
MadHound
Feb 2013
#65
According to this post, the power was given to W a couple of days after 9/11:
Fire Walk With Me
Feb 2013
#75
I'm not excusing Obama one tiny bit; merely offering the pattern. You may have missed my post
Fire Walk With Me
Feb 2013
#79
No problem. Tensions are quite understandably high right now and I understand.
Fire Walk With Me
Feb 2013
#81