

Top White House official comes clean about covert drone strikes



I. Down the Rabbit Hole





Reaper drones


II. Drone Medal Awarded, Brennan Nomination Jeopardized


President Obama




John Brennan




Source: MSNBC News

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no one seems to care about the Constitution any more
By kenyee on 2/25/2013 3:27:49 PM , Rating: 2
Seems like everyone thinks they have the "right" to drive or to a cell phone or to drink, but no one know what actual rights are on the Bill of Individual Rights any more :-P

Bombing a spot in another country would be an act of war if any country did it to us in the US. Yet, we do it w/ impugnity because no one can strike back. Using it against Americans outside the US obviously just makes it more wrong :-p

By Solandri on 2/25/2013 5:38:37 PM , Rating: 3

They don't have to know. The Bill of Rights (specifically the 10th Amendment) says that any right not explicitly addressed in the Constitution is retained by the people (or their respective state).

This is probably the most common mistake people make when talking about the Constitution. The Constitution doesn't grant us rights. We are assumed to have all rights under the sun (after all, they are "granted to us by our creator" and are "inalienable"). The Bill of Rights was just added as emphasis.

The Constitution just lists what rights and powers the Federal government has. The way it's supposed to work is if it's not in the Constitution, assume the government can't do it. But those arguing for more government power have successfully tricked people into believing it's the other way around - that if it's not in the Constitution, we don't have the right. It's completely the other way around.

