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Due process is
by g8oz 13y ago
Due process is
- tsotha 13y agoYou can't apply due process on foreign soil when the local government isn't willing or able to arrest the person in question. Did Confederate soldiers get due process on the battlefield?
- g8oz 13y agoThats the thing about democracies. Sometime they sacrifice efficiency in their operations for their values. At least thats how its supposed to work.
- tsotha 13y ago>Thats the thing about democracies. Sometime they sacrifice efficiency in their operations for their values. But not to the point of stupidity. As justice Jackson said, the constitution isn't a suicide pact.
- g8oz 13y agoIf you think not killing a 16 year old would have materially harmed U.S security, I don't think you're qualified to judge where the stupidity starts.
- tsotha 13y agoThe government says the boy in question wasn't the target. We don't know who was, so it's impossible to know just how much of a threat he posed.