Quote:
Originally Posted by AnimeFan188
""the man whom the administration has put up to head the CIA would not say
whether or not the president of the United States has the power to order the
extrajudicial killing of a United States citizen within the borders of the United
States")."
See:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...bama-kill-list |
He certainly has the "power" - the problem is it undercuts nearly nine hundred years of jurisprudence (see Magna Carta) that Anglo-American law relies on over and above the constitutional issues.
Are the two political parties really unable to comprehend the ramifications of diluting the rule-of-law that badly? I was concerned about this consequence the instant the Bush administration decided to treat terrorists like military warriors instead of criminals. The reverse was inevitable -- suddenly mere criminals were destined to be labeled terrorists and no due process was necessary.