Several news and opinion sources have been broadcasting several scandals about the Obama administration over the last few weeks. It appears that the most serious scandal has been lost in the shuffle. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week that stated that the United States has killed four American citizens via remote control drones. One of these, Abdul Rahman Anwar al-Awlaki, was a child. Only one, Jude Kenan Mohammed, had any type of legal hearing. Mohammed was indicted (not convicted) of various conspiracy charges in 2009.
The mainstream press and even the talking heads seem relatively silent in light of this revelation. Yes, the IRS and the Benghazi scandals are important. However, as a Conscious Conservative, I believe the execution of American citizens without due process strikes at the heart of what the United States of America is all about. We take years and spend millions of dollars to make sure that criminals who have been convicted of heinous acts are not wrongfully executed This is as it should be. The cornerstone of what makes the United States a great nation is the concept that all are equal in the eyes of the law and all have a right to, "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness." A murderer convicted by a jury of his peers gets the benefit of that protection. Why shouldn't a citizen who is targeted by the administration have the same benefit?
Just as when Roosevelt rounded up Japanese and Italian Americans, stole their land and put them in camps, the current administration seems to be banking on the fact that those who were killed all have foreign sounding names. It seems like somebody named Barrack Hussein Obama II should know better.
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