The central question should be: What are the government’s legal authorities and limits? Instead, writes Andrew Napolitano, that question has become: What can the president get away with?
Twilight’s Last Gleaming
Tag: extra judicial killing
When Presidents Kill
No law permits — and prevailing U.S. judicial jurisprudence absolutely prohibits — summary murders of people not engaged in violence, at sea or anywhere else, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
U.S. Senators Try to Stop Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean
“President Trump has no legal authority to launch strikes or use military force in the Caribbean or elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere,” said Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia.
Killing Children in ‘Self Defense’
Nobody can tell you how many children have been killed by drone strikes or “targeted” missiles and bombings in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Somalia, Yemen or Libya, writes Craig Murray.