The Tyranny of One Man’s Opinion
President Obama has rejected not only the theory but also the practice of due process by his use of drones launched by the CIA to kill Americans and others overseas. The use of the CIA to do the killing is particularly troubling and has aroused the criticism of senators as disparate in their views as Rand Paul and John McCain, both of whom have argued that the CIA’s job is to steal and keep secrets, and the military’s job is to further national security by using force; and their roles should not be confused or conflated, because the laws governing each are different.
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