Now some would say the the government has already condoned illegal spying behavior, but that is not the same thing. As the parent pointed out, the US governmen

Now some would say the the government has already condoned illegal spying behavior, but that is not the same thing. As the parent pointed out, the US government has already claimed the power to assassinate Americans (or anyone else) at will without explanation. They claim this is legal and no law was broken. I'm not aware of any claimed attacks on US soil as yet, but there are plenty of examples abroad. I agree it is ill-advised and counter-productive, but you can't argue that arbitrary extrajudicial killing has not been used against civilians and enemies already.