Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) isn’t a fan of David Barron, President Obama’s judicial nominee for U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Am I the only one who thinks something so unprecedented as the assassination of American citizens should be discussed in the light of day?
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 21, 2014
The greatness of American jurisprudence is that everyone gets his or her day in court. #StandWithRand
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 21, 2014
Am I the only one that thinks that a question of such magnitude should be decided in the open by the Supreme Court? #StandWithRand
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 21, 2014
Our history is replete with examples of heroes who defended the defenseless, who defended the unpopular. #StandWithRand
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 21, 2014
In an op-ed today in the Boston Herald Paul wrote:
I’ve read the Barron memos concerning the legal justification for killing an American citizen overseas without a trial or legal representation. While the president forbids me from discussing what is in the memos, I can tell you what is not in the memos.
There is no valid legal precedent to justify the killing of an American citizen not engaged in combat. In fact, one can surmise as much because the legal question at hand has never been adjudicated.
Barron's arguments for extrajudicial killing of American citizens challenges over a thousand years of jurisprudence. #StandWithRand
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 21, 2014
Our history is replete with examples of heroes who defended the defenseless, who defended the unpopular. #StandWithRand
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 21, 2014
Do we have the courage to denounce drone executions as nothing more than sophisticated vigilantism? #StandWithRand
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 21, 2014
Critics ask how we'd try these Americans who are overseas? The Constitution holds the answer-they should be tried for treason #StandWithRand
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 21, 2014
In absentia.
The issue is & always has been the right to a trial, the presumption of innocence & the guarantee of due process to everyone #StandWithRand
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 21, 2014
Due process cannot occur in secret and in one branch of govt. #StandWithRand
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 21, 2014
ICYMI: Earlier, I took to the Senate floor to defend the Bill of Rights & oppose the nomination of Barron. WATCH: https://t.co/svyqhw8DKc
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 21, 2014
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