Goodlatte says drone policy raises serious issues
The government’s use of drone aircraft to attack and kill Americans overseas who are alleged to be terrorists raises critical legal issues, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Roanoke County, says.
Goodlatte is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which has set hearings for Wednesday on drone attacks.
” The Committee has a constitutional duty to examine the Obama administration’s targeted killing of alleged American terrorists overseas,” Goodlatte said.
“The Obama administration’s decision to impose the ultimate penalty on American terrorists abroad stands in stark contrast of its criticism of the previous administration’s detainee policy,” he added. “It also raises serious questions about the role of due process during wartime when the enemy may be a U.S. citizen. The Committee must explore these issues and ensure Americans’ constitutional rights are protected at all times.”
February 26, 2013 - 1:33 PM
this is from a man who has never met a war he didn’t like….and the guy that was once for term limits…(of course before he was elected)…
So does SOPA, NDAA, CISPA……the list goes on and on, but that didn’t stop him from voting for those pieces of legislation.
Perhaps Mr. Goodlatte and his Republican friends should concentrate on putting America back to work rather than holding frivolous hearings that go nowhere.
Bush does it and liberals howl. Obama does it MORE and they hear no evil, see no evil.
Sure Art….just like the President and Joe running around the country talking about gun control……preach what you practice.
The republicans have finally discovered some people they don’t want to kill.