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Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich take on White House over legality of drone strikes
| Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich take on White House over legality of drone strikes [message #26672] |
Thu, 29 November 2012 09:50 |
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Democratic Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Republican Texas Rep. Ron Paul and Democratic New Jersey Rep. Rush Holt Jr. are challenging the Obama administration to release documents it uses to legally justify drone strikes overseas.
If passed by Congress, their "resolution of inquiry" would require Attorney General Eric Holder to "transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, any documents and legal memoranda in the Attorney General's possession relating to the practice of targeted killing of United States citizens and targets abroad."
In a statement released on Wednesday, Kucinich said national security concerns do not justify unconstitutional measures.
"We must reject the notion that protecting our national security requires revoking the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens. No president can act as judge, jury and executioner, and any attempt to do so is in direct violation of our Constitution, which gives our citizens a right to life and a fair trial," Kucinich said.
Full article: http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/28/ron-paul-and-dennis-kucini ch-take-on-white-house-over-legality-of-drone-strikes/
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