Senate’s No. 2 Democrat Presses Obama Administration On Use Of Drones For Targeted Killings

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 4:26 PM

WASHINGTON — The Senate’s second-ranking Democrat is pressing the Obama administration to explicitly spell out its justification for using drones for targeted killings.

Sen. Dick Durbin made the comments on Tuesday at the start of a Senate hearing on the use of drones.

Durbin said the administration must work with Congress to answer several outstanding constitutional and practical questions. He said greater openness will ensure strong support from the American people.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/senates-no-2-democrat-presses-obama-administration-on-use-of-drones-for-targeted-killings/2013/04/23/032c569a-ac54-11e2-9493-2ff3bf26c4b4_story.html

[valerief]

1. Because, dammit, that's what the ruling class wants. nt

[Coyotl]

2. Simple enough: If the President does it, it is legal.

That seems to be the rule Obama applies to Bush and himself.

[Dragonfli]

4. Don't forget billionaires! They can commit fraud, steal, lie to clients and be above the law.

Some of them even get paid by the taxpayers to reward them for the excellence of their thievery.

Unlike wage earners THEY WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY and deserve to have billions for the hardest work ever know to man, why else would they get millions on the dollar for hours of their work versus commoners work? Hardest work ever done is the obvious answer!

[BrotherIvan]

5. I feel bad laughing at/with your post.

True, true.

[Comrade Grumpy]

3. Good bad Durbin. Targeted assassination shouldn't be US policy.