Here's the Question: Is the targeted killing of Americans not engaged in criminal acts permissible?

[reformist2]

Until AG Holder, CIA nominee Brennan, and the Obama Admin make this clear - and answer this in the negative, then I'm 100% for the filibuster.

[randome]

1. How about being for Congress proposing legislation to deal with the issue?

After all, that's their job.

[unblock]

3. ^^^winner^^^ having a valid point and using the filibuster to make it are two different matters.

if republicans were of a mind to be productive (hah!) they would confirm or reject the nomination; then, entirely separately, pass legislation setting appropriate limits on the president's authority to kill americans.

[Common Sense Party]

2. Send in the drones

Aren't we rich?
Are we quite fair?
You there below me on the ground,
Me in mid-air..
Where are the drones?

Isn't it strange?
Why don't you agree?
I keep taking them out
With total impunity
Where are the drones?
Send in the drones.

Just when I'd stopped obeying laws,
Finally knowing the life that I wanted was yours.
Making my entrance again with my usual flair
Sort of sure of my sight lines...
Then no one is there.

Don't you love force?
My farce, your fear.
I thought that you'd want what I dropped...
Sorry, my dear!
And where are the drones
Send in the drones
Don't bother, they're here.

Ain't life a bitch?
Then a red smear...
Buffing my peace prize sure feels rather weird.
And where are the drones?
There ought to be more drones...
Well, maybe next appropriation year.

[choie]

8. Brilliant!

n/t

[TwilightGardener]

4. We would arrest them if there was a case. We do arrest terror and treason suspects.

We haven't, to my knowledge, simply assassinated anyone in this country just for the hell of it, rather than putting out a Wanted poster and a LE search--unless someone remembers something I don't right now. I'm not sure why anyone thinks anything is different now.

[awoke_in_2003]

5. True, and in the near future...

we need to have a serious dialog about drone use. Paul, on the other hand, is just doing this shit for political theater. It matters not whom the president puts in charge of the CIA, they are going to do what the president says.

[jazzimov]

6. They already answered this.

The answer was NO, as you described it.

I'm sorry if you interpreted as something different.

[ProSense]

7. Well,

"Here's the Question: Is the targeted killing of Americans not engaged in criminal acts permissible? Until AG Holder, CIA nominee Brennan, and the Obama Admin make this clear - and answer this in the negative, then I'm 100% for the filibuster."

...Holder answered: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022470744

That should settle it.