On Drones, It’s Rand Paul vs. the Polls

Commentary ^ | 03/10/2013 | Max Boot

[microgood]

But however impressive his stamina, we must not forget what he was protesting against–the use of drone strikes which, when directed overseas, are supported by 83 percent of Americans and when directed against American citizens overseas are supported by 65 percent.

The American people are idiots - proven by the fact they reelected Obama.

[BarnacleCenturion]

“No one imagines that this administration or any other is about to start launching Hellfire missiles in New York or Washington”

But this is exactly the power that they want. The author is either dishonest or misinformed.

Rand Paul only asked a question. Exit polls do not trump the bill of rights and the constitution. This is a despicable opinion piece typical of a liberal.

[lgjhn23]

“...Yup seeing more and more anti-Paul articles. Rand is going to get the Palin/Newt treatment....”

Yep, for sure. These are the communists’ media “attack dogs”. Their attack tells me Rand really hit a raw nerve with “the pile” in the WH. Go Rand!!! As you state, these dogs did the same to Sarah and Newt. However, this time around, I’m not so sure it is going to work out so well for them. Most people know what Rand was talking about and they don’t want “the pile” to have the authority to order drone strikes on American soil ever, and especially without due process of law. The “dogs” are using a poll that says that the public supports it on foreign soil, but that same poll also shows very little support for it here on U.S. soil. The author of this article is picking and choosing parts of the poll in support of the communist agenda.

[Labyrinthos]

However, the administration is absolutely right to note that it has the right in extreme circumstances to use military force on American soil. If Rand Paul thinks otherwise, he should come out and explain his objections to Abraham Lincoln’s use of force to fight the Confederacy–or the use of troops to escort African-American kids to school in Little Rock in 1957.

Idiocy has no bounds. Nearly all Civil War battles occurred not on "American soil," but on the soil of a newly created foreign country known as the Confederate States of America. As to those few military confrontations that did occur on "American soil," Lincoln's troops used force not against Amercian citizens, but to repel a foreign army.

Also, when Eisenhower deployed the 101st Airborne to Little Rock in 1957 and federalized troops from the National Guard, the purpose was not to kill Americans on American soil, but to escort the students and maintain law and order. In other words, this was a police action that ws subject to the Bill of Rights.

[prairiebreeze]

No one imagines that this administration or any other is about to start launching Hellfire missiles in New York or Washington.

Really? Well, NY and Washington might be excepted but insert Dallas and Tennesee and the situation isn't so implausible, now is it Mr. GOP-er?

[JohnPDuncan]

Guess what? Rand Paul doesn’t care about polls. He’s a leader and doesn’t need an opinion poll to tell him right from wrong. He sticks to the constitution.

Now for what its worth Reason commissioned a poll that found 60% OPPOSE drones when you word the question differently so obviously they tell you want you want.

Everyone should check out this video when you see a poll being pushed:

Watch.. it’s pretty funny and right on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ZZJXw4MTA

:)

[ek_hornbeck]

Their current actions aren’t helping. Senator Rand Paul has won accolades from many on the right for his “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” filibuster. But however impressive his stamina, we must not forget what he was protesting against–the use of drone strikes which, when directed overseas, are supported by 83 percent of Americans and when directed against American citizens overseas are supported by 65 percent.

When argumentum ad hominem fails, you can always resort to argumentum ad populum, i.e. "I'm right because my views are popular."

I'd love to find out what leading, loaded question was used in the poll that gave these figures, assuming those figures are even accurate or represent an unbiased sample.