I'm a loyal member of the Democratic Party and I don't have a problem with Drones

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258. My definition of due process...

...is not my definition. For better or worse, it is the definition that applies under the Constitution. It isn't a concept that prohibits or protects us from laws that are bad or unjust, it protects us from actions that are completely outside the law.

I don't believe the drone attacks are outside the law. If you think the law is a bad one, or is unjust, you are right to say so. But saying that the law is not being followed or is being ignored is, I believe, factually incorrect.

Due process is important in the context of a just system of laws to ensure that justice, as defined by law, is done. It is of no use against a system of laws that is unjust.

Obviously, at least to me, the drone attacks are not the moral equivalent of genocide. I think of them as rather simple and straight-forward acts of war. This war may or may not be necessary, it may or may not be good policy, and if you think it is neither, you should argue your case. But it isn't a crime against humanity, and arguing that it is won't put an end to it because the argument won't be accepted.