Victory For Rand Paul (And The Constitution)
A Victory For Us All
” Attorney General Eric Holder wrote Sen. Rand Paul,R-Ky., to confirm that President Obama does not have the authority to kill an American on U.S. soil in a non-combat situation, Obama’s spokesman announced today.
There, that wasn’t so difficult, was it?
Meanwhile, understandably angry at seeing the Republican Party emerge from its four year defensive crouch–behind Tea Party conservatives no less!– Senators McCain and Graham proferred this mature advice:
McCain, a staunch foreign policy hawk, said Thursday that Paul’s warnings that the U.S. could target “Jane Fonda” or “people in cafes” bring the debate into the “realm of the ridiculous.” “
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- Did Rand Paul Just Get The ‘No’ He Was Looking For? (personalliberty.com)
- Another Victory For @SenRandPaul…And America (thecampofthesaints.org)
- Carney: Obama won’t use drones against Americans in U.S. (politico.com)
- Eric Holder responds to Rand Paul with ‘no,’ Paul satisfied (washingtonpost.com)
- White House Responds To Rand Paul: Obama ‘Has Not And Would Not Use Drone Strikes’ On Non-Hostile Americans (businessinsider.com)
- Admin Answers Rand Paul: President Doesn’t Have Authority to Kill Americans on U.S. Soil (nationalreview.com)
- Paul’s filibuster provokes answer from Holder (cbsnews.com)
- Did Rand Paul Win? White House Says No Authority to Kill Noncombatants on U.S. Soil (reason.com)
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