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It was an incredible, and almost surreal, back-and-forth between Attorney General Eric Holder and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz Wednesday during a line of questioning in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on drone attacks against Americans on U.S. soil.
Mediaite provided the segment that showed Cruz asking Holder, “In your legal judgment, does the Constitution allow a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil to be killed by a drone?”
For the next couple of minutes, Holder, as only a lawyer can do, refused to answer the question, talked in circles, and played semantics.
“I have to tell you I find it remarkable that in that hypothetical, which is deliberately very simple, you are not able to give a simple, one-word answer: no,” an incredulous Cruz finally said.
When Cruz was about to end the line of questioning, Holder quickly clarified he was trying to say “no” all along, to which Cruz retorted,
Well then I am glad. I am very glad to hear that it is the opinion of the Department of Justice that it would be unconstitutional to kill a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil if that individual did not pose an imminent threat.
Watch the incredible segment from the Justice Department Oversight hearing here via Mediaite:
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He (Holder) will do what ever Obozo wants,so I would say he is saying one thing and will change it later.Neither Obozo or Holder believe in the Constitution anyway,remember it is just an out dated piece of paper.
yer probably right.
Rand Paul has been a hero on this issue. His fillibuster yesterday was impressive. He wasn’t just babbling, he was teaching.
Obama and Holder belong in GITMO being waterboarded. We have no greater enemies than Obama and his comrades, who have already harmed us more than any terrorists. We are in grave danger every second Obama is in the White House helping our enemies and destroying our economy, our freedoms and our country.
Like Rand Paul,Ted Cruz ia another who isn’t afraid to go up against any liberals .Future leaders in the Republicans can’t be Rhino .Thats whats keeping us from winning many offices.Can’t do any opposite opinions from everyday people.Other wise we’ll see through those.Liz
What if a group of Terrorist here in the US had a Nuclear weapon and was planning to blow up thousands people at a super bowl game and the only way to stop them in time was to use a drone would you?