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As an official act, we determined that my political rival was an enemy of the state and known terrorist, who was threatening our democracy. As such, it was my d

As an official act, we determined that my political rival was an enemy of the state and known terrorist, who was threatening our democracy. As such, it was my duty to order her/his assassination, for the safety of our great nation.

treeFall 2y ago
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- ImJamal 2y ago
  Obama killed multiple American citizens, not just one.
- neogodless 2y ago
  Which political rival of Obama's are you referring to?
  - treeFall 2y ago
    So you're only worried about rich and influential people being killed, not the rest of us lowly American plebs?
- dzhiurgis 2y ago
  Not worried. Happy. Biden can now do anything to Trump with immunity. Trump is DONE.
- tines 2y ago
  I don't agree with the outcome, but at least the motive mattered there. The target was ostensibly leading a military operation against the US or something. Motive doesn't matter any more. EDIT: And yes, what Obama did was illegal and he should have been impeached and prosecuted for that.
- dgfitz 2y ago
  Of course people only care about “their” party. It is everything about what is broken in the US. It blows my fucking mind that the left is about to nominate the only qualified person, of many qualified people, that can lose to trump. We saw this movie in 2016 with clinton. How does this happen?
  - AnimalMuppet 2y ago
    Well, he actually beat Trump, which Hillary failed to do. But I agree - other than nominating Hillary, there was probably nobody else who could lose to Trump. But it's equally stupid on the other side. Trump is probably the only Republican candidate who could lose to Biden, either. How did we get this way? Not much of a real primary on either side. Trump as the leading candidate refused to debate anybody else, and the Republican Party refused to block his nomination purely on that ground. Trump's daughter-in-law is also the chair of the Republican Party. On the Democratic side, nobody real challenged Biden because he's the incumbent, despite his horrible approval ratings. The US election dynamics produce a two-party system. Every so often, one of the major parties implodes, and a new party takes its place. Both parties are making a good case for it...
    - dgfitz 2y ago
      Sure is a giant disaster at the moment. I saw a “2020 comet” bumper sticker today, almost seems like a good idea. IANAL: in no way shape or form am I encouraging destruction.
- nielsbot 2y ago
  You're implying the parent poster isn't concerned about the illegal Obama drone killing. Which is making this about teams when there are none. For myself, I personally think it crossed a dangerous line when Obama killed that citizen without a trial. I also think this SCOTUS is corrupt and this ruling is dangerous.
  - treeFall 2y ago
    >a dangerous line That's the same lukewarm sentiment that he's always received. It was an impeachable, criminal act. My point is that he got away with it anyways, even without this "official act" clarification. Which just goes to show you that people whipping themselves into a frenzy about this have not been paying attention. They're using the most extreme language ("Seal Team 6 assassinations!!!") to describe some hypothetical that has already occurred without this ruling. It's silly.
    - stephenr 2y ago
      I have no specific knowledge of the case you're referring to. I'll just assume it happened as you say it did. Why are you upset that people are concerned by a ruling allowing exactly what you're concerned about? Shouldn't you be upset that neither the DOJ nor Congress took action against the President in question?
      - treeFall 2y ago
        It doesn't allow it, because it already happens. People are acting like this is enabling some new behavior, and that the sky is falling, but this behavior has already been established.
        nielsbot 2y ago
        Then the ruling is unnecessary, right?
- Spooky23 2y ago
  There’s a difference between an American citizen combatant aiding the enemy abroad, and say an uncooperative Vice President refusing to participate in a coup.
  - treeFall 2y ago
    I didn't realize the government could legally designate a citizen as X and then kill them without a declaration of war or a trial. Last time I checked, treason was a crime that you went to trial for.

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ImJamal 2y ago
Obama killed multiple American citizens, not just one.
neogodless 2y ago
Which political rival of Obama's are you referring to?
- treeFall 2y ago
  So you're only worried about rich and influential people being killed, not the rest of us lowly American plebs?
dzhiurgis 2y ago
Not worried. Happy. Biden can now do anything to Trump with immunity. Trump is DONE.
tines 2y ago
I don't agree with the outcome, but at least the motive mattered there. The target was ostensibly leading a military operation against the US or something. Motive doesn't matter any more. EDIT: And yes, what Obama did was illegal and he should have been impeached and prosecuted for that.
dgfitz 2y ago
Of course people only care about “their” party. It is everything about what is broken in the US. It blows my fucking mind that the left is about to nominate the only qualified person, of many qualified people, that can lose to trump. We saw this movie in 2016 with clinton. How does this happen?
- AnimalMuppet 2y ago
  Well, he actually beat Trump, which Hillary failed to do. But I agree - other than nominating Hillary, there was probably nobody else who could lose to Trump. But it's equally stupid on the other side. Trump is probably the only Republican candidate who could lose to Biden, either. How did we get this way? Not much of a real primary on either side. Trump as the leading candidate refused to debate anybody else, and the Republican Party refused to block his nomination purely on that ground. Trump's daughter-in-law is also the chair of the Republican Party. On the Democratic side, nobody real challenged Biden because he's the incumbent, despite his horrible approval ratings. The US election dynamics produce a two-party system. Every so often, one of the major parties implodes, and a new party takes its place. Both parties are making a good case for it...
  - dgfitz 2y ago
    Sure is a giant disaster at the moment. I saw a “2020 comet” bumper sticker today, almost seems like a good idea. IANAL: in no way shape or form am I encouraging destruction.
nielsbot 2y ago
You're implying the parent poster isn't concerned about the illegal Obama drone killing. Which is making this about teams when there are none. For myself, I personally think it crossed a dangerous line when Obama killed that citizen without a trial. I also think this SCOTUS is corrupt and this ruling is dangerous.
- treeFall 2y ago
  >a dangerous line That's the same lukewarm sentiment that he's always received. It was an impeachable, criminal act. My point is that he got away with it anyways, even without this "official act" clarification. Which just goes to show you that people whipping themselves into a frenzy about this have not been paying attention. They're using the most extreme language ("Seal Team 6 assassinations!!!") to describe some hypothetical that has already occurred without this ruling. It's silly.
  - stephenr 2y ago
    I have no specific knowledge of the case you're referring to. I'll just assume it happened as you say it did. Why are you upset that people are concerned by a ruling allowing exactly what you're concerned about? Shouldn't you be upset that neither the DOJ nor Congress took action against the President in question?
    - treeFall 2y ago
      It doesn't allow it, because it already happens. People are acting like this is enabling some new behavior, and that the sky is falling, but this behavior has already been established.
      - nielsbot 2y ago
        Then the ruling is unnecessary, right?
Spooky23 2y ago
There’s a difference between an American citizen combatant aiding the enemy abroad, and say an uncooperative Vice President refusing to participate in a coup.
- treeFall 2y ago
  I didn't realize the government could legally designate a citizen as X and then kill them without a declaration of war or a trial. Last time I checked, treason was a crime that you went to trial for.