tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post8653918561069931816..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: US invokes "state secrets" in defense of assassinating an American citizenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-67015583103460212482010-09-27T20:27:00.882-04:002010-09-27T20:27:00.882-04:00I am constantly amazed at the deafening silence by...I am constantly amazed at the deafening silence by the Right Left, who by and large love Obama uncritically. If George W. Bush had issued an executive order like this, they'd be screaming social justice bloody murder.The Archer of the Foresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075768526819990250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-51246198851901873452010-09-27T17:43:55.156-04:002010-09-27T17:43:55.156-04:00The Republic is doomed because it invades the worl...The Republic is doomed because it invades the world and invites the world, thus having to resort to fiscal and legal legedermain to keep the charade of 'nationhood' going. I do not disagree entirely with your points. Rather, what this underscores is that the US is entirely too free with 'citizenship.' This man is no more 'American' than you are 'Yemeni.' If you seriously think so, please explain why.The Anti-Gnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386593803225823789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-55758198112086918342010-09-27T15:15:02.871-04:002010-09-27T15:15:02.871-04:00So we now accord the United States government the ...So we now accord the United States government the right to assassinate American Citizens because we do not agree with the manner in which they gained their citizenship and reserve the right to ignore the Constitution at will?<br /><br />The Republic is doomed.John (Ad Orientem)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14329907942477160166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-80877660623160024922010-09-27T14:23:21.855-04:002010-09-27T14:23:21.855-04:00This is only an issue because al-Aulaqi can wield ...This is only an issue because al-Aulaqi can wield birthright citizenship as a shield. Does anybody seriously believe a cleric preaching Islamic jihad from Yemen has any actual and substantive attachment to America, its history and its peoples?The Anti-Gnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386593803225823789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-53972326566426873742010-09-27T13:21:44.008-04:002010-09-27T13:21:44.008-04:00That's a fair point. And for the record I was...That's a fair point. And for the record I was highly critical of the Bush Administration. I don't remember them ordering the murder of American citizens though. Still you are correct. Bush started this trend towards unlimited executive authority and complete disregard for the rule of law.John (Ad Orientem)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14329907942477160166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-24761705201295661162010-09-27T11:06:50.117-04:002010-09-27T11:06:50.117-04:00I do not really disagree with the substantive conc...I do not really disagree with the substantive conclusion here, but why limit your term of fear to the "last year or so"? Our civil liberties have been damaged to an alarming degree for the last seven years. After all, Pres. Obama's justice dept. is not asserting anything that Pres. Bush's justice dept. did not assert.gdelassuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107851777800250317noreply@blogger.com