I am NOT anything close to an expert in Constitutional Law, but I remember back to high school and a class or two at ITT Tech where I learned about the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution which states: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Maybe it's just me, but it seems that if the president orders a drone strike on an American citizen INSIDE the United States that would deprive the person that is the target life, liberty, or property without due process!
Then there's the Sixth Amendment which says: ...the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
If a person is killed by a drone it's difficult for them stand trial, be informed of the crime they are accused of, confront witnesses, or have a defense counsel!
And then there is the Fifth Amendment: No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; ...nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Once again, this amendment says we as American Citizens can NOT be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process.
As I stated earlier, I am not a Constitutional Law expert, but it seems pretty clear to me that the rights given to us by God are Not meant to be taken away by our government, president, attorney general or supreme court!
But that's just my Humble Yet Correct Opinion.
