Ex-CIA Director Hayden floats drone “death panel”
“I don’t think it’s a court, but some sort of review, a commission named by the president and Congress that doesn’t get in the chain of command, but reviews drone operations and reports to both of the political branches with very prominent and trustworthy Americans,” Hayden said on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” program.
Hayden’s suggestion comes after some prominent political figures, such as Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) and former Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) endorsed the idea of a Judicial Branch court to approve drone strikes against Americans and former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal proposed a national security court within the Executive Branch to serve the same function.
Harman said on the same CNN program that judicial approval for drone strikes could be handled in the same way the courts approve surveillance of Americans suspected of terrorism or being agents of foreign governments.
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Skirting the constitution under a different name
Schadenfreude on February 25, 2013 at 2:41 PM
Star Chamber time. But its for our own good. Some of us have skills and knowledge the government fears.
BobMbx on February 25, 2013 at 2:45 PM
I think you need to do the DUE PROCESS of law to deprive an American Citizen of their life BEFORE the drone strike that assassinates for this to be within the confines of the Constitution. I think in order to remain true to the principle of freedom, it must have checks and balances that matter, not just for appearances. The findings must be public knowledge and able to be challenged prior to the execution and the results of the execution must be made public within a short period of time, to include secondary casualties.
Again, only for American citizen targets. I do not care about other countries’ citizens!
astonerii on February 25, 2013 at 2:51 PM
Potentially killing Americans without due process is only really a problem when Republicans do it, so why are we worried when in the last few years Pres Obama has killed enough people to fill Pascagoula, MS?
It’s not like this would ever expand, or there might be a slippery slope argument to be made.
LincolntheHun on February 25, 2013 at 2:58 PM