I’m just curious what you all think about this new authority to assassinate American citizens that our President has apparently bestowed upon himself. Generally speaking, I’m a supporter of the President, but this is seriously fucked up.
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I know it’s probably as unconstitutional as hell, but somewhere, I suspect, Garfield, Lincoln, Kennedy and McKinley are rooting for him.
I think it’s going to be hard for him to go back to a career teaching Constitutional law after this.
The President’s plans to assassinate US citizens appear more aspirational, perhaps, than operational. This looks like just a case of a meth addicted knucklehead trying to talk tough in order to impress his friends.
And this meth addicted knucklehead of which you speak would be our President?
Wow, I didn’t realize Glenn Greenwald was such a racist.
Just for laughs, he should put Erykah Badu on that hitlist…
…ok, well maybe not JUST for laughs.
Mark, How would you handle this? It’s an American born person, who turned against his country, participates in attacks on Americans and wants the gestruction of the country. Sounds treasonous to me…
oops, destruction…
Is this sarcasm…or a joke? I don’t want to sound dumb, but is this real? If it is….then what makes him any different than these Teabag nuts?
the aclu filed a freedom of information act lawsuit, seeking an explanation of the program’s legal basis, and how it would work (or has worked, eek): http://www.aclu.org/national-security/aclu-seeks-information-predator-drone-program
elviscostello: “It’s an American born person, who turned against his country, participates in attacks on Americans and wants the [d]estruction of the country. Sounds treasonous to me…”
Are you referring to Dick Cheney, Barack Obama, or Anwar al-Awlaki? In any case, charge him with a crime and try him (in absentia if he doesn’t show up/flees).
“what makes him any different than these Teabag nuts?”
Obama or Anwar al-Awlaki?
Our country has handled traitors since its founding. And, most of the time, it’s done so within the constraints of the Constitution. With all due respect to Obama, this is bullshit. If he’s that horrible, he can be tried in absentia. There’s no excuse for a system in which the President, without evidence, can pronounce someone a traitor and have that person executed. That is un-American.
Disturbing. But (responding to a comment) there are plenty of things to distinguish the Obama administration from the Teabaggers–more than one could list on a blustery afternoon. Strange, too, that “un-American” (per Chris Peters’s comment) doesn’t even make sense anymore. Whatever were those “American” qualities done fell out over the first years of the new century, and their present weakness is celebrated by nincompoops on cable TV and at book signings and such. Or if this is the real America, yikes.
(I know I mention this now and then, but before 9/11 U.S. publishers steered away from “America” as this country’s name–as a Brazilian novelist wrote, “I also live in America.” Then 9/11 happened, “America the Beautiful” started getting sung more, the prez and others really played up the more lyrical name, and voila. We’re America now. It might do us some good to go back to that clunky name “United States of America”–at least until we ascend from the present grotesquerie we’ve managed to become. While I’m cranky, might as well mention I really don’t like the Teabaggers taking over “Tea Party,” which used to be a very nice little celebration of warm tastiness with milk and honey or sugar.)
He’s a genius, so it’s ok.
Wow. Finally, politix gets exciting. :-D
I’m trying but I can’t figure out how this is even remotely okay. I few years ago I would’ve thought it was impeachable. I’m really dumbfounded. Maybe I need to start watching 24.
Well, finally a few of you are truly honest and are outraged at Obama’s decision to publicly announce that he has authorized the killing of a American citizen who is also a Muslim cleric. This is wrong on so many levels!!
First, he is announcing his decision to allow the assination to the world, how stupid. This is not the way to gain the trust of Muslim nations, while at the same time trying to appease Muslims by ordering that the term “Radical Islam” no longer be used by the US government.WTF?
Next, this is an American citizen!!!!! Try him in a court of law and convict him of treason! The Obama administration is willing to try admitted terrorists in NYC, but not an American?
At least Mark and a few others are willing to admit, on ocassion, that Obama is fallible. Where is the outrage?
That’s what happens when you don’t hold government to the bounds of a strict reading of the Constitution. They promise you the world in free money and risk-free safety if you’ll only give them the power, then they ALWAYS become tyrannical once they have it. Expecting otherwise is like expecting a baby alligator to stay a cute fun pet forever.
Beck just brought this subject to light yesterday. I’d venture to say most Americans do not even know about this “Executive” decision. I agree with others that even this cleric as a U.S. Citizen has the right to a trial by law. Most disturbing is this unbridled power by the president. You or I could be next on the list…those who disagree with him or his policies could be labled as “terrorists” and so no one would be immune. This president is mad with power and he continues to take the country and, dare I say, the world by storm. It’s time to look at him as the person he is and not who we wish him to be. He is drunk with power. Absolute power corrupts absolutely!
I guess the fear is that since the administration seeks openly to destroy any and all critics, it would be a small leap to believe all of those people are possible hitlist fodder. Is anyone actually surprised at this “revelation”? Obama’s Whitehouse staff has espoused this conduct since the 60’s. I have the document put out by Homeland Security that identified people who support single concept organizations like the NRA and Planned Parenthood plus all returning veterans as potential terrorists. The administration has continued to use that list to target those Americans for close inspection for activities the Administration doesn’t like…why not just say death to all who oppose the Presidient and make it happen?