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coalition_unwilling

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47. No worries. I will be renewing my membership to the ACLU tomorrow morning first thing. And
Tue Feb 5, 2013, 11:24 PM
Feb 2013

I'll be on the phone to Maxine Waters (my rep) and my two Senators, not that I expect anything whatsoever from any of that effort. But I need to be able to look at myself in the mirror.

abrogate - 1 : to abolish by authoritative action : annul 2 : to treat as nonexistent limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #1
Thank you, MadHound Feb 2013 #2
New word for me. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #3
K&R MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #4
Democrats would be shitting themselves if this was Bush n/t leftstreet Feb 2013 #5
Not me. I am not paranoid enough to believe the govt is killing innocent Americans... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #6
So you approved of the Bush Admin's extrajudicial powers? leftstreet Feb 2013 #7
Exactly. Obama is taking out terrorists, not innocent people mwrguy Feb 2013 #9
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
Confidence? raindaddy Feb 2013 #33
Even "top minds" can make egregious errors of reasoning... ljm2002 Feb 2013 #69
So what is this young man's crime? MadHound Feb 2013 #10
He was a terrorist disguised as a child - n/t coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #37
WHAT! MadHound Feb 2013 #42
I guess my sarcasm did not come through. I'm with George Orwell and coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #44
My apologies then, my bad. MadHound Feb 2013 #46
No worries. I will be renewing my membership to the ACLU tomorrow morning first thing. And coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #47
You won't be alone, MadHound Feb 2013 #48
Just renewed my membership. unapatriciated Feb 2013 #84
Well, aren't you just the clairvoyant. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #21
You mean naive enough to believe they haven't. grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #30
you don't have to be paranoid - just naive Skittles Feb 2013 #76
How could he have been arrested and brought here for trial? GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #8
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
No, there isn't. MadHound Feb 2013 #14
Better starting building a bunker then! And listen to Rush Limbaugh daily! randome Feb 2013 #15
What does your screed have to do with extrajudicial drone killings? MadHound Feb 2013 #16
Power? Anybody can kill you at anytime for any reason. randome Feb 2013 #17
Stop trying to sidestep the question, MadHound Feb 2013 #18
It's irrelevant to me. Do you think Bush would have started a war with 300 million Americans? randome Feb 2013 #19
So shredding the Constitution is irrelevant to you, MadHound Feb 2013 #23
I never said Obama was 'better' than anyone else, Democrat or otherwise. randome Feb 2013 #24
Let's see, one third of the US citizens he has killed extrajudicially was an innocent US citizen, MadHound Feb 2013 #40
I imagine many people place their faith in justice in a mere hunch LanternWaste Feb 2013 #86
Reductio ad absurdum. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #25
Hell, how about charges? Can't fuss with an indictment? TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #72
We are better than that, sir. grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #31
I didn't read beyond the thread title, because I DON'T CARE WHAT CRAP THEY SPEW ON THIS. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author MadHound Feb 2013 #41
hoo boy Skittles Feb 2013 #77
Hoo boy, what? I don't care to read any quasi-legal justification for this abomination. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #82
Cherish the ACLU. woo me with science Feb 2013 #27
Never, from what I can tell DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2013 #28
when this place gets *this* craven, you know someone is close to the truth. bobduca Feb 2013 #73
We has all your internets. westerebus Feb 2013 #89
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
At minimum grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #32
It is illegal per federal law and unconstitutional per Crosby v. United States hack89 Feb 2013 #35
Extrajudicial Executions Ned Flanders Feb 2013 #34
+ 1000000 Glad you came and posted. woo me with science Feb 2013 #66
Welcome to DU... ljm2002 Feb 2013 #70
Wellcome to DU tama Feb 2013 #83
No flames from me. unapatriciated Feb 2013 #85
Absolutely insane and utterly indefensible. As "un-American" as anything, ever. DirkGently Feb 2013 #36
yep, dembots sometimes differ little from rightwingnuts stupidicus Feb 2013 #38
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
Obama admin has not killed any Americans Zax2me Feb 2013 #43
Yes, he has. Three at least, MadHound Feb 2013 #45
The killing of 16 year old innocents is justified when they "choose" the "wrong father" Catherina Feb 2013 #52
OMG! What a cold and heartless administration we have in office. n/t MadHound Feb 2013 #54
Faithfully representing the cold and heartless elite Catherina Feb 2013 #68
Three that we know about jsr Feb 2013 #74
Only our wonderful media could convince underthematrix Feb 2013 #56
Tell me, what threat is a sixteen year old US citizen. MadHound Feb 2013 #59
Yeah, that damn "liberal" media again n/t Catherina Feb 2013 #62
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
Here you are again, right on cue with the subtanceless post of the day. MadHound Feb 2013 #53
I disagree that they are extrajudicial. Still not going to register your guns? nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #55
So then tell me, where is there any sort of judicial oversight? MadHound Feb 2013 #57
Nonsense. Go read Youngstown, and tell me what sort of Article III oversight is called for. nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #58
What, exactly, are you talking about? n/t MadHound Feb 2013 #60
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
Youngstown is a SCOTUS decision regarding judicial oversight. msanthrope Feb 2013 #67
Proud to recommend. Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2013 #61
K&R. This potential precedent must die in the womb LittleBlue Feb 2013 #64
Rule no. 1 about justification: Flying Squirrel Feb 2013 #71
According to this post, the power was given to W a couple of days after 9/11: Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #75
Ah, so because W took unconstitutional power unto himself, MadHound Feb 2013 #78
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
I didn't think you were, MadHound Feb 2013 #80
No problem. Tensions are quite understandably high right now and I understand. Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #81
another proud K&R unapatriciated Feb 2013 #87
Damn I love the ability to K&R days later! tpsbmam Feb 2013 #88
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