White House, Holder respond to Rand Paul: ‘The answer is no’ (Lindsey Graham offended!)

Washington Examiner ^ | 3/7/13 | Joel Gehrke

[cotton1706]

Attorney General Eric Holder wrote Sen. Rand Paul,R-Ky., to confirm that President Obama does not have the authority to kill an American on U.S. soil in a non-combat situation, Obama’s spokesman announced today.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney quoted from the letter that Holder sent to Paul today. “Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on an American soil?” Holder wrote, per Carney. “The answer is no.”

Carney added that, “if the United States were under attack, there were an imminent threat,” the president has the authority to protect the country from that assault.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., criticized Paul for posing the question. “I find the question offensive,” he said on the Senate floor this morning.

[cotton1706]

Question from Paul: “Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on an American soil?”

Lindsey Graham: “I find the question offensive,”

[Logical me]

Lindsey Graham: “I find the question offensive,”

I find Lindsey Graham offensive. He is the classic RINO fool.

[Truth2012]

I am so offended by these subversive “Republican” civil servants. Their constituents need to send them out to pasture.

[tennmountainman]

Is there not one credible Tea Party candidate that will step up in South Carolina and take on this Rino?

[YankeeReb]

It’s official, the GOP leadership has no spine.

[The Sons of Liberty]

White House, Holder respond to Rand Paul: ‘The answer is no’

I guess the next question is: Would you bet your life on Holder and 0bama being truthful?

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Question from Paul: “Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on an American soil

Why isn't anyone asking him to define combat? There HAS to be a reason why it was inserted, or he would have simply stated they don't have authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American.......on an American soil.

Remember, they are LAWYERS.....

[cotton1706]

I don’t know, but combat may already be defined under law.

[Conserev1]

Why did Holder issue the comment to begin with and why did it take a Congressman 12+hrs on the Congressional floor to get a response from the President of the United States!
Offended yes, as a citizen I am offended that, The DOJ would issue a statement like this let alone have armed drones above neighborhoods on American soil!
My God the Swat, police, FBI, and CIA are not enough!
Give Obama a new goal for the newest medal in the American Valor Book!
Number of Citizens KIA on native soil!
I do not believe the new America! I want nothing to do with it!
First your money now your Guns and next your life!
Why is the Federal Government so afraid of it’s own?
Offended yes I have been for 4+ years!

[Theoria]

I disagree.

No matter how the commons are against amnesty, the GOP will show a spine and support it.

[kevkrom]

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., criticized Paul for posing the question. “I find the question offensive,” he said on the Senate floor this morning.

If the question was so offensive, then why did it take a 13-hour filibuster to get a clear answer?

[opentalk]

Holder is slimy. Kept his answer vague on purpose until he got called on it. Good for Rand Paul not letting this pass. Contempt of congress, Holder has no credibility.

[TexasCajun]

John MeCain, Mitt Romney & Lindsey Graham are exactly the type Republican Karl Rove wants more of in the party.

[cotton1706]

RINO Republicans are just extra democrats.

[baddog 219]

Mr.Graham... Please bend over so I can shove my size 12 up your as$! The only thing I want to hear coming out of your mouth is...”Gak!I’m having a stroke!Gak!”

[Fresh Wind]

“if the United States were under attack, there were an imminent threat”

Who gets to decide that? The _resident?

[PapaBear3625]

Why isn't anyone asking him to define combat?

I'm going to guess that any party who has declared his willingness to oppose the government by force of arms will be deemed to be "engaged in combat" even if sleeping in his bed.

[DoodleDawg]

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney quoted from the letter that Holder sent to Paul today. “Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on an American soil?” Holder wrote, per Carney. “The answer is no.”

But doing it through other means is OK?

[Uncle Miltie]

MSNBC! Said:

Holder doesn’t rule out drone use in the US

Attorney General Eric Holder was on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his agency’s policies from guns to drones. NBC’s Pete Williams reports.

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/mitchell-reports/51070018#51070018

[Uncle Miltie]

Sen. CRUZ: does the constitution allow a u.s. citizen on u.s. soil that doesn’t impose a imminent threat to be killed by the u.s. government ?

AG HOLDER: i do not believe that — again, you have to look at all of the facts, but the facts you have given me, and this is a hypothetical, i would not think in that situation a use of a drone or lethal force would be appropriate.

CRUZ: general holder, i have to tell you, i find it remarkable that in that hypothetical that is deliberately very simple, you are unable to give a one word, one syllable answer no.

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/mitchell-reports/51070018#51070018