The Obama Administration is fighting tooth and nail to kill a lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of New Mexico cleric Anwar Awlaki, arguing that even though Awlaki isn’t charged with any crimes it “strains credulity” to argue that the US government needs to present evidence before assassinating the US citizen.
In fact the papers filed by the Justice Department attempting to quash the case argue that the court system should have absolutely no oversight over the administration’s sudden, bizarre claim that it can assassinate any American citizen it wants on the basis of nation security, arguing that such issues are “for the executive branch of the government to decide rather than the courts.”
Though officials have alleged that Awlaki has active ties to al-Qaeda, they have never presented publicly any evidence of this claim, and cite “state secrets” to the court as one of the many reasons they should never have to. Instead officials point to Awlaki’s well publicized sermons criticizing American foreign policy as proof that he is a threat.
The ACLU lawsuit is being filed at the urging of Awlaki’s father, who fears that his son will be assassinated without any public evidence against him. The ACLU further maintains that giving the executive branch carte blanche over assassinating American citizens is “unacceptable in a democracy.“
We're a (failing) empire now. We don't need no effin' democracy. Democracy, the Constitution, civil rights, all that crap is for weak, terrorist-loving America haters. Everybody knows that.
That's the Eric Holder, Barak Obama "Justice" department.
Holder was also in Clinton's/Reno's Justice department when they incinerated those eighty people (and women and kids) in Waco with the FBI acting as the ATF's clean up team..
Obama is a far bigger threat to peace and freedom than Bush ever was. This guy is out of control.
From the Constitution of the United States; "nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be DEPRIVED OF LIFE, liberty or property, without due process of law (meaning a fair and impartial trial by a jury of his peers); nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation." The Constitution is clear. Any official or officials of the United States government who fail to "uphold and defend the Constitution" (our most basic laws and rights) are guilty of 'high crimes and misdemeanors" and they are guilty of treason to the American people. They should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
I have been racking my brain, trying to figure out what our President is doing, with all this NSA and CIA and FBI stuff etc. Naturally he plans something good for the country — that’s why we voted for him, for a change we can believe in. Well, finally it dawned on me, duh! The current organs of National Security are simply the largest job creation project in the world! I’m sure many tens of thousands are working for the DHS, airport security ect. Then there the indirect jobs — a building almost the size of the Pentagon + 2 other bldgs for instance. Then there are the countless thousands listening and reading our mail etc. Factories making luggage x-ray machines, etc etc etc. And, with regard the ‘Awlaki affair,’ — black operatives are out of work too, you know, since the Cold War ended. They have kids to send to college, car payments etc, just like everybody else. So, therefore, the ‘kill list’ — now we have wet work again, and the black ops guys can get their old jobs back. Why – I’m surprised we even slipped into a recession at all!!
You just perfectly described a Job Security Police State. Pity us; the people that have to pay for it and endure it. Something has to give soon. This kind of tyranny cannot go on forever.
The 2nd tragedy, after the one about a man made a fugitive for what he says, is that we won't get to laugh at the 'evidence' 'required.' …like, did they have to torture a retarded guy in Timbuktu (who didn't know him) to get a sufficient condition for murder? Or did his speech amount to that condition? GTMO is our main example for understanding Obama's Star Chamber, yet somehow that farce isn't deterring them.