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celtics23

(890 posts) Wed Feb 27, 2013, 10:16 AM Feb 2013

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Obama Officials Won't Say If Assassinations Within US Are Legal

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Obama Officials Won't Say If Assassinations Within US Are Legal (Original Post) celtics23 Feb 2013 OP

And if the answer were yes, why wouldn't they just say so MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #1

Federal marshals, the NSA and the FBI can already do that. cliffordu Feb 2013 #2

Good question! onwardsand upwards Feb 2013 #3

Ask that guy from Ruby Ridge cliffordu Feb 2013 #4

Agreed onwardsand upwards Feb 2013 #5

I'll take that non-answer as a "Yes". NorthCarolina Feb 2013 #6

C Y A 02potato Feb 2013 #7

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MotherPetrie

(3,145 posts)

1. And if the answer were yes, why wouldn't they just say so

Reply to celtics23 (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 10:19 AM

Feb 2013

cliffordu

(30,994 posts)

2. Federal marshals, the NSA and the FBI can already do that.

Reply to celtics23 (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 10:27 AM

Feb 2013

Whats your question, again??

onwardsand upwards

(276 posts)

3. Good question!

Reply to cliffordu (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 11:31 AM

Feb 2013

I think the point is that the President is a politician, not a law enforcement official.

We move closer to being a true totalitarian state when the political leader can assassinate whomever he or she deems to be a "terrorist".

cliffordu

(30,994 posts)

4. Ask that guy from Ruby Ridge

Reply to onwardsand upwards (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 11:34 AM

Feb 2013

what he thinks about this.

You are completely right -

My point was that these channels of murder are already in place and have been since before the formation of the FBI

onwardsand upwards

(276 posts)

5. Agreed

Reply to cliffordu (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 11:48 AM

Feb 2013

If there is a silver lining in all of this, it is that the sensationalism of the drones is drawing attention to these "channels of murder", which have become the new normal.

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)

6. I'll take that non-answer as a "Yes".

Reply to celtics23 (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 12:02 PM

Feb 2013

Of course, I'm sure we all knew that already.

02potato

(175 posts)

7. C Y A

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Wed Feb 27, 2013, 12:18 PM

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