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>>> if I were engaged in some sort of military-style assault upon the US then of course I would expect to encounter armed opposition. The Senator is talking ab
by shill 14y ago
>>> if I were engaged in some sort of military-style assault upon the US then of course I would expect to encounter armed opposition.
The Senator is talking about preemptive drone attacks against non-combatant American citizens on American soil who are merely accused of some crime.
- anigbrowl 14y agoAnd Holder has told him that that's not going to happen, short of an obvious military emergency. The President is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and is responsible for the defense of the US in such situations. If the Senator is so worried about pre-emptive drone attacks, why hasn't he crafted any legislation defining the scope of the executive's power to deploy military assets within the domestic boundaries of the United States? Or introduced a bill to rescind or amend the Authorization for Use of Military Force that is presently the law of the land? Why, in short, is he engaging in windy rhetoric but making no use of his legislative power?
- ameister14 14y agoEven if you trust the Obama administration implicitly, I do not believe you can trust every subsequent administration not to abuse the powers given them, or indeed in this case simply use them. By the way, he's actually drafting such a bill, he said so an hour or so ago in his filibuster.
- anigbrowl 14y agoThen he should introduce the bill instead of filibustering an appointment. I don't trust every future administration not to abuse its powers, but likewise I recognize that the incumbent administration can't bind its successors. Only Congress or the Judicial Branch can do that, and so far neither have seen fit to restrain the Executive Branch on this issue.