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in the end, this would mean nothing. Think about it: the President already has an extra-Constitutional kill list, why stop there?


What extra-Constitutional kill list? I'm a strong proponent of civil rights, but the rhetoric around the issue is a bit ridiculous. The Constitution doesn't have all of these things you think are in there, and both Due Process and the extra-territorial application of the Constitution are much fuzzier concepts than your rhetoric contemplates.

The Constitution is not the be-all, end-all of what should limit governmental action. At the end of the day, we have a democratically elected government. And voters consistently elect people who believe in the god-given right of America to kill any foreigner who poses a threat to the country, with no process at all. Opposition to this policy is, like gun control, something Democrats abandoned at the national level with Clinton in order to keep the party from being swallowed up in obsolescence. I don't agree with it, but you can only fault a President so much for doing what people want him to do.


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