Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Sunday, February 05, 2006
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One step closer.
Feb. 13, 2006 issue - In the latest twist in the debate over presidential powers, a Justice Department official suggested that in certain circumstances, the president might have the power to order the killing of terrorist suspects inside the United States. Steven Bradbury, acting head of the department's Office of Legal Counsel, went to a closed-door Senate intelligence committee meeting last week to defend President George W. Bush's surveillance program. During the briefing, said administration and Capitol Hill officials (who declined to be identified because the session was private), California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein asked Bradbury questions about the extent of presidential powers to fight Al Qaeda; could Bush, for instance, order the killing of a Qaeda suspect known to be on U.S. soil? Bradbury replied that he believed Bush could indeed do this, at least in certain circumstances.
We all know what a fine job agencies like the FBI do in correctly identifying terra-ists and such that I have all the confidence in the world that we don't need any due process. Besides, it would help with balancing the budget ... you know, not having all those messy trials, jails, and such.
Written at 9:54 AM by Greyhair.
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