Dennis Kucinich Challenges Potential Extrajudicial Killing of Americans

[Hissyspit]

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Dennis Kucinich Challenges Potential Extrajudicial Killing of Americans + US Government killing Americans abroad, OK?

Posted on February 5, 2010 by dandelionsalad

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by Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Washington, Feb 5, 2010

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) yesterday wrote to Attorney General Eric Holder following news reports that Americans have been included on targeted assassination lists maintained by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). The reports indicate that the President has authorized military operations with the express understanding that Americans might be killed under this policy. In the letter, Kucinich requests the legal basis for revoking the constitutional rights of any American citizens.

“Due process of law is a fundamental principle in our Constitutional structure. Even the most superficial reading of Article XIV makes it clear that extrajudicial killings of U.S. citizens by the U.S. government or its agents are by definition outside the law,” wrote Kucinich.

“The government has the right and the obligation to protect the citizens of this country. However, I reject the notion that we can accomplish this goal only by violating international law and trampling on the Constitution. Protecting the constitutional rights of some citizens should not require revoking the constitutional rights of other citizens,” said Kucinich in the letter.

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[Vidar]

1. Thank you, Dennis.

[Faryn Balyncd]

2. It's nice to have a Representative who believes in due process.

K & R

[ThomWV]

3. Listening to the testimony I was wondering why the DNI wasn't arrested for murder on the spot

He said, 'we asked permission first' and I wondered - who did he ask?

What Judge pronounced the death sentence on this American, what Jury heard the trial?

[harkadog]

17. The DNI doesn't ask a judge anything

He reports to the President.

[Karmadillo]

4. Kick in support of the Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party.

nt

[azul]

5. Again, where is the congressional support of the constitution?

Support for the rule of law now resides in the demonized and marginalized but upstanding and honorable minority of the few?

Will it eventually come down to the elimination or exclusion of the many(poor) to protect the interests of the few(wealthy)? Somehow horribly twisted into law?

[G_j]

6. K&R!

[Forkboy]

7. But he has a wife half his age!!111!!!one!

[johnnie]

8. And he's short

And we short people suck.

[Fumesucker]

12. And he's seen a UFO..

Can't forget that..

[Fumesucker]

9. Oh please, Dennis Kookinitch is an empty suit who never accomplishes anything..

[G_j]

10. nice repeat

you guys have brains of your own?

[Fumesucker]

11. You should probably have your snarkometer recalibrated..

That was a tongue in cheek smiley..

[G_j]

13. oh sorry

I'm multitasking today.

:hi:

On afterthought, I didn't think you were one of them

[Fumesucker]

14. That's OK.. I like making fun of "them" though..

:hi: back atch'a

[G_j]

15. yes, your

talking point was right out of the book!
:rofl:


it all started years ago with:

"He's unelectable!"

[Fumesucker]

16. As Raquel Welch once quipped, That's a bit of a one note Samba by now..

Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here.

[Hissyspit]

18. O.k. I thought it was an impacted tooth smiley.

Which would mean the novacaine or Percoset or morphine has been delivered.

[bvar22]

19. !

”Unlike the other candidates, I am not funded by those corporate interests.
I owe them no loyalty, and they have no influence over me or my policies.”

[slipslidingaway]

20. knr nt