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In reply to the discussion: How the Obama administration justifies extrajudicial killing of Americans, [View all]Ned Flanders
(233 posts)Long-time lurker here, finally prompted to create an account at DU and post something, because of this thread.
I guess we all have different backgrounds, different interests and skillsets, different viewpoints on things. But it is absolutely nuts that anyone could support giving the President the ability to convict and execute an American citizen without thorough, multi-agency review and trial of law. Schoolhouse Rock taught me about "checks and balances." I reckon many people feel that only applies when the bad guys are in office? Imagine Dubya with this power? Hell, maybe he did, via Cheney's rumored hit teams, but even he didn't try to codify it into law.
Sad. I was raised in a different country, one where we wore the white hat.
Flame on.