Eric Holder: Drone Strike on Americans in U.S. Conceivable

[huntrights]

Eric Holder: Drone Strike on Americans in U.S. Conceivable

http://www.gopusa.com/news/2013/03/06/eric-holder-drone-strike-in-u-s-conceivable/

[Windwalker]

 Strategically useful at borders, their use without due process is contemptuous.  And Holder should be behind bars.

WASHINGTON -- In a rare, traditional filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul vowed to speak on the Senate floor "as long as it takes" to draw attention to his concerns about the Obama administration's policy regarding the targeted killing of American terrorism suspects.

The Kentucky Republican took to the floor before noon Wednesday to block an expected vote on the nomination of John Brennan to lead the CIA, with aides saying he could continue for hours. Paul, beginning his remarks, said he would continue "until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our Constitution is important."

"Are we so complacent with our rights that we would allow a president to say he might kill Americans?" Paul asked. "No one person, no one politician should be allowed ... to judge the guilt of an individual and to execute an individual. It goes against everything we fundamentally believe in our country."

“I have allowed the president to pick his appointees, but I will not sit quietly and let him shred the Constitution,” he said. “I cannot sit at my desk quietly and let the president say he will kill Americans on American soil who are not actively attacking the country.”

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-rand-paul-brennan-nomination-20130306,0,257591.story

[huntrights]

Perhaps we should ask our Senators and Congressmen if they would support drone strikes on American citizens on American soil.

Hello!  Does anyone sense a problem here?

[huntrights]

After thinking about it for a few minutes, I think it is a good question to ask.


Copy and paste subject:

Drone strikes on American citizens on American soil


Copy and paste message or write your own:

I have a very simple question to ask. 

Do you support drone strikes on American citizens on American soil?

Quote from Senator Rand Paul (La Times, "Rand Paul vows to speak 'as long as it takes' to block Brennan", March 6, 2013),

“I have allowed the president to pick his appointees, but I will not sit quietly and let him shred the Constitution,” he said. “I cannot sit at my desk quietly and let the president say he will kill Americans on American soil who are not actively attacking the country.”

Personally, I find the current administration’s position on this and many other subjects very troubling.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

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[huntnphool]

I think each and every one of us should be sending a thank you to Senator Rand Paul.

[huntrights]

I think each and every one of us should be sending a thank you to Senator Rand Paul.

I have in the past and I will again.

[Diehard0123]

DHS pruchases 2700 light armored tanks
http://www.infowars.com/government-arms-race-kicks-into-high-gear-as-dhs-buys-2700-armored-vehicles-for-streets-of-america/
DHS purchases 1.6 billion rounds of amunition
http://www.infowars.com/dhs-purchases-21-6-million-more-rounds-of-ammunition/
DHS purchases 7000 "assault" rifles
http://www.infowars.com/dhs-buys-7000-full-auto-assault-rifles-calls-them-personal-defense-weapons/
Now Eric Holder supports drone strikes within the US on American Citizens?!? 
Get ready folks

[JJD]

I think each and every one of us should be sending a thank you to Senator Rand Paul.

[huntrights]

Link to thank Senator Rand Paul:

http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=contact


Write your U.S. Senators and Representatives as well; ask them if they support drone strikes on Americans on American soil.

[huntnphool]

Link to thank Senator Rand Paul:

http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=contact


Write your U.S. Senators and Representatives as well; ask them if they support drone strikes on Americans on American soil.

[xd2005]

No offense, but infowars is the last place I would go to for legitimate news.

In regards to the "light armored tanks" everyone is concerned about, I tend to believe this logical explanation (I know, I shouldn't, as there are facts that are hidden from everyone, so I can't rely on facts that are evident but trust in the unknown and assume the worst).

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/page/294634_Factchecking-_Obama_DHS_Purcha

[washelkhunter]

Has the obama admin declared war on the citizens of the US who disagree with the agenda of the left? If so should we not wait but strike the first blow? Is martial law next? Are we now as according to obama a battlefield? WTF is going on? Why does DHS need 2100 MRAPs and 1.6 billion rounds of 40 s&w. I wonder how many H&K ugm they have bought? I gotta a bad feeling.

[huntrights]

No offense, but infowars is the last place I would go to for legitimate news.

In regards to the "light armored tanks" everyone is concerned about, I tend to believe this logical explanation (I know, I shouldn't, as there are facts that are hidden from everyone, so I can't rely on facts that are evident but trust in the unknown and assume the worst).

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/page/294634_Factchecking-_Obama_DHS_Purcha

The original post and thread is about very real and verifiable events.  Senator Rand Paul did start a filibuster yesterday because of the position (or lack of) the administration has taken regarding the question of drone strikes on Americans on American soil.

People are becoming very concerned about these types of issues; particularly when it comes to threats to the rights and freedoms guaranteed to us by our Constitution and Bill of Rights.  We should always try to find and verify facts; this can sometimes be difficult in our information rich world of propaganda and twisted truths. 

[huntrights]

Top 10 Quotes From Rand Paul’s Amazing Filibuster on Civil Liberties, Drone Strikes

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/06/top-10-quotes-from-rand-pauls-amazing-8-plus-hour-filibuster-on-civil-liberties-drone-strikes/

[xd2005]

Agreed and I shouldn't have thread jacked it further. If you look at the prior thread on this subject, you will find I defended the accuracy of the report (that the Administration was noncommittal on not using drone strikes against US citizens).

I also started a thread regarding Senator Paul's filibuster and watched quite a bit of it yesterday.

To be clear, Senator Paul's question is actually quite narrow, in that his true question boils down to "Does the Administration believe it has the right to use a drone strike against a non-combatant American on American soil?"

He has no problem with utilizing lethal force against combatant Americans on American soil, or even for law enforcement to use them as a tool to kill, for example, a robber coming out of a liquor store with a gun.

If someone takes up arms against the U.S. government, they are in for a rude awakening if they believe their constitutional rights prevent them from being dispatched, without a trial.