Executing the Laws
By DOUGLAS EDLIN Lethal Force and Legal Process According to Article II, Section 3 of the US Constitution, the President of the United States must »take care that the laws be faithfully executed.« In a speech delivered earlier this month, Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the United States, offered a legal defense of actions taken by the United States government to kill American citizens living abroad who pose an imminent threat to US national security. In the speech, Attorney General Holder explained the Obama Administration’s approach to the identification, detention, and prosecution of suspected terrorists. Holder also explained that, ... continue reading
