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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWrite legal memos for killing Americans without trial, get rewarded with Circuit Court Judgeship.
same as it ever was........
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says he has the votes to confirm David Barron, the author of memos justifying drone strikes against American citizens, to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals.
Reid said most of the members of the Senate Democratic caucus were satisfied with the defense of Barron provided by White House lawyers at a private briefing last week.
Some Democrats had balked at Barrons nomination because the Justice Department had refused to make public memos he authored justifying the lethal drone strike against Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen living in Yemen who was suspected of terrorist ties.
The drone strike against al-Awlaki also killed Samir Khan, another American citizen who published an online magazine promoting jihad.
The American Civil Liberties Union has weighed in strongly against Barrons nomination and urged senators not to vote on him until they have researched his writings.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/206669-reid-confident-he-has-votes-to-confirm-drone-memo-author
Reid said most of the members of the Senate Democratic caucus were satisfied with the defense of Barron provided by White House lawyers at a private briefing last week.
Some Democrats had balked at Barrons nomination because the Justice Department had refused to make public memos he authored justifying the lethal drone strike against Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen living in Yemen who was suspected of terrorist ties.
The drone strike against al-Awlaki also killed Samir Khan, another American citizen who published an online magazine promoting jihad.
The American Civil Liberties Union has weighed in strongly against Barrons nomination and urged senators not to vote on him until they have researched his writings.
same as it ever was........
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Write legal memos for killing Americans without trial, get rewarded with Circuit Court Judgeship. (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
May 2014
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Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)1. Yep, same as it ever was....nt
grasswire
(50,130 posts)2. I guess the overlords are not afraid of the people.
The curtains are coming down. The veil is being pulled aside.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)3. When John Yoo, Bush's torture memo writer, got rewarded, I thought
"how typical of the Neo-Con government"
Apparently party lines don't matter.