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In reply to the discussion: US Senator Ron Wyden, statement on the DOJ killing americans memo [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)He is talking generally not specifically.
Not prior to.
That is specifically covered in the already approved Congressionally voted what a president can do.
he is talking after the fact, not indiviually needing to pre-announce so the perp can get away before hand.
And if BinLaden was any example, it took months before permission was given and specifically a drone was not used so as not to further a conspiracy theorist saying he wasn't there, which is why they did it old school and not drone, but who wouldn't have wished for a drone
two months prior to OBL giving out the plans to his team and saving 3000 lives, and the mass destruction of the economy.
I know I wouldn't have minded, and I live in the NYC area and see the empty space where the WTC used to be every single day.
Important part of his statement is the first pargraph above.
and btw, attempting to overthrow the government is from our founding fathers, treason.
Anything Lincoln did is legal.
War powers act. Congress declared it war on terror.
The President already has the permission. And needs it.
and terrorism is something that terrorizes.
There are no longer USSR cold war borders.
Now, war has been gerrymandered and people who want to hurt people is here there and everywhere. And wanting to hurt ones own people are just as bad and the same as wanting to hurt someone elsewhere.
One life to save 3000 lives(plus multiplied out to all their families) well, it seems obvious.
Don't want Presidential abuse? Don't elect a bad president.
feel free to disagree.
but the important part to me is the 1st paragraph.
Do cops send a mesage over the airwaves or a call or text to any criminal, saying
we are going to knock on your door and arrest you Wednesday morning 9am?
Of course not. They get permission.
The president already has permission (and again-it is months or more that the person is known. It doesn't happen over night anyhow. And most times they have a needle in the haystack opportunity of finding the perp.
IMHO as always feel free to disagree.