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<blockquote data-quote="donner" data-source="post: 1628095" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>Voting to revoke someone's right to due process and actually having the authority to remove someone's due process are two very different things in our system, are they not? I still don't see how the government can legally do that under our constitution. </p><p></p><p>It always amazes me how so many people here refuse to believe the government on so many issues and yet get all excited when something like this happens. If the feds label some right-wing militia in Michigan 'terrorists' does that give the government the right to drop a missile on them? How many people would have serious doubts about our government being 'authorized' to take out any target it deemed to be terrorists if the accused terrorist was their neighbor (like the guy they just arrested in MA)? </p><p></p><p>Just because someone refuses to turn themselves in doesn't mean anything. Avoiding due process is something that state (nation) must due to remain legitimate and to follow the rule of law. It can't (or shouldn't) be allowed to just waive that right for some individuals. </p><p></p><p>I personally have no issue with this guy being gone. I do, however, think it's amazing that are so trusting of our government to let it start assassinating US citizens simply because those in power labeled that person a terrorist. If the standard for being an enemy of the state is now having someone in the government point to things someone has said and deemed that person a terrorist then yeah, no reason to worry about abuse of power there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donner, post: 1628095, member: 277"] Voting to revoke someone's right to due process and actually having the authority to remove someone's due process are two very different things in our system, are they not? I still don't see how the government can legally do that under our constitution. It always amazes me how so many people here refuse to believe the government on so many issues and yet get all excited when something like this happens. If the feds label some right-wing militia in Michigan 'terrorists' does that give the government the right to drop a missile on them? How many people would have serious doubts about our government being 'authorized' to take out any target it deemed to be terrorists if the accused terrorist was their neighbor (like the guy they just arrested in MA)? Just because someone refuses to turn themselves in doesn't mean anything. Avoiding due process is something that state (nation) must due to remain legitimate and to follow the rule of law. It can't (or shouldn't) be allowed to just waive that right for some individuals. I personally have no issue with this guy being gone. I do, however, think it's amazing that are so trusting of our government to let it start assassinating US citizens simply because those in power labeled that person a terrorist. If the standard for being an enemy of the state is now having someone in the government point to things someone has said and deemed that person a terrorist then yeah, no reason to worry about abuse of power there. [/QUOTE]
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