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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald: How extremism is normalized: Obama's Radical Interpretation of The Bill of Rights [View all]Bolo Boffin
(23,796 posts)173. There really is no call for that sort of rude accusation. n/t
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Greenwald: How extremism is normalized: Obama's Radical Interpretation of The Bill of Rights [View all]
Karmadillo
May 2012
OP
Openly calling for the murder of Americans is not "protected political speech."
TheWraith
May 2012
#31
by this rationale, every teabagger proclaiming to "water the tree of liberty" is free game.
nashville_brook
May 2012
#33
Yep. And there is quite a bit of talk about an American civil war (and death for us liberals)
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#39
No answer, no surprise. Of course they should not be targeted and assassinated, but how long before
sabrina 1
May 2012
#109
Really. There was a trial held to consider whether or not Awlaki's speech was protected?
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#34
Have you read the story about the cannibal attacker in Miami, shot by a police officer?
TheWraith
May 2012
#46
please explain how this relates to POTUS "Terror Tuesdays" where they decide who to drone kill
nashville_brook
May 2012
#57
Um, lets see. Saving a guy from having his face eaten off while people are witnessing it...
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#63
In granting powers it is dangerous territory to even for a second, to allow any separation
TheKentuckian
Jun 2012
#219
It's sad that the debate centers around an American citizen and not all human beings.
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#231
There is a wide expanse between protected speech and speech warranting execution.
morningfog
May 2012
#35
WWII deaths have absolutely nothing to do with innocent civilians dying from
morningfog
May 2012
#65
The AUMF is terribly flawed and was written in a state of emergency OVER A DECADE AGO.
morningfog
May 2012
#86
It is also widely accepted that the AUMF is a horrendous piece of legislation.
morningfog
May 2012
#96
ANd the Supreme Court, when challenges to provisions have made it that far.
morningfog
May 2012
#100
Congress never did declare war on terror, come to think of it. Good thing too, because
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#161
Your tune will change the moment you are unfairly accused of being a terrorist and a drone strike
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#216
yeah, and we rushed in to protect the innocent in that war. we're the aggressors here.
nashville_brook
May 2012
#69
We're the aggressors here? Perhaps you slept in on September 11th, 2001? n/t
Bolo Boffin
May 2012
#76
If you ahve to go back 11 years to defend and justify a tactic, I would say that tactic has failed.
morningfog
May 2012
#78
I'm waiting for Dennis Kucinich to introduce a repeal of the AUMF he voted for. nt
msanthrope
May 2012
#87
The use of military force against Al Qaeda and associated orgs does continue, yes.
Bolo Boffin
May 2012
#91
Actually, if you go back and look at US foreign policy for the past forty years,
MadHound
May 2012
#107
As Abraham Lincoln once said, "The best way to get rid of an enemy is
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#163
There are 2-3 million southeast Asians still waiting for some karmic payback to us, come
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#162
And that is one of the reasons why he was respected. He is an honest man, he, like a majority of
sabrina 1
May 2012
#195
He gained respect during the Bush years by writing about that Admin's excesses
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#200
Putting Iraq casualties in perspective: besides the estimated 1 million Iraqis
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#164
Before Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Iraq had the highest per-captia standard of living
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#197
the 16-year old was killed by a drone at a BBQ...far from a battlefield.
nashville_brook
May 2012
#67
So you're going around this thread chiding people for saying that the son was the target?
Bolo Boffin
May 2012
#125
Ah, good, you're back on topic, thank you, your strawman act was getting boring,
MadHound
May 2012
#129
"I'm not chiding you for saying Al-Banna was the target" -- the hell you aren't!
Bolo Boffin
May 2012
#132
It's positively medieval is what it is. Think Star Chamber (or some such
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#165
Interesting. Your own goverernment won't coonfirm that. YOUR OWN GOVERNMENT
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#119
Where the hell did you get that from? Jeesh. I was speaking directly to you.
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#128
Is this a purity test? Am I suspect? Do I need to show my birth certificate?
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#144
Perhaps I have a Brazilian boyfriend and my opinion is suspect.Perhaps some people think I am Kenyan
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#158
You don't have to say shit about your citizenship status to this one. Tell him to "Lighten Up, eh"
DisgustipatedinCA
May 2012
#191
Bolo Boffin apologizes the same way Romney does: "If I offended anyone, I
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#166
Military targets don't get the same kind of due process as an accused criminal. n/t
Bolo Boffin
May 2012
#73
Have I said this is because the President doing it has a D behind his name?
Bolo Boffin
May 2012
#113
Putting your words into my mouth, which is what you did, is the very definition
Bolo Boffin
May 2012
#118
Well, when someone is rude enough to put words into my mouth to knock them down
Bolo Boffin
May 2012
#127
And again what is this non-response supposed to mean? That you're afraid to answer the question?
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#226
If by self-explanatory you mean "a copout and an evasive response", perhaps you are right.
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#232
It gives the meaning I always felt was meant when Bush said he was "The Decider".
Gregorian
May 2012
#2
Who would Mittens, the chickenhawk war cheerleader 'decide' to take out, is a good question, too.
freshwest
May 2012
#6
There was a thread recently on a number of North Koreans who had died in "car accidents"
Gregorian
May 2012
#10
not only would this not "be recognized" by the writers of the Constitution, it's exactly what they
nashville_brook
May 2012
#13
I'll take the constitutional scholar's interpretation over that of a Brazilian asswipe any day.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#7
so, for you "due process" = the (current) president gave it some thought while walking the dog
nashville_brook
May 2012
#11
i'm wondering if some folk's willingness to grant kinglike authority to the president
nashville_brook
May 2012
#18
does it upset you that the president has "Terror Tuesdays" when he decides who to kill...
nashville_brook
May 2012
#53
Yeehaw! And Gore invented the internet, Kerry is a coward, and Obama was born in Kenya. It's true
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#54
I can't figure out how Brazilian got in there? Even if true, is it supposed to be an insult?
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#26
clearly, Americans living in other countries are suspect. targets, if you will...
nashville_brook
May 2012
#30
What he's not an Amurrican? Oh wait, yes he is. It's his boyfriend that is Brazilian.
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#24
precisely -- this is essentially a refusal to assent to the Constitution
nashville_brook
May 2012
#32
It seems like they are caring quite a bit about 100+ years of western dominance...
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#41
so, don't criticize illegal assassination on the part of a Dem POTUS, b/c
nashville_brook
May 2012
#42
Your bolded part should resonate with all people seeking peace. How can we expect
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#60
very good point -- here's some first person statements by drone strike victims (Harper's)
nashville_brook
May 2012
#62
well...war is a racket...and to keep the racket going there has to be conflict...
nashville_brook
May 2012
#205
That was Clinton who did that. It was Clinton's Secretary of State, Albright who said the death
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#45
Woo-hoo. Let's bring back Star Chamber while we're at it. It's OK because it's our
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#169
I've used to think that Republicans were unprincipled and Democrats were principled.
BlueCheese
May 2012
#171
I'm really going to be holding my nose when I go into the voting booth in November - n/t
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#172
How is this different from Pres. Assad ordering some FSA figure shot, or Kadaffi's assassinations?
leveymg
May 2012
#181