Communication Quote by Jeremy Scahill
““Remember that there was great controversy that George Bush asserted the power simply to detain American citizens without due process or simply to eavesdrop on their conversation without warrant. Here you have something much more severe. Not eavesdropping on American citizens, not detaining them without due process, but killing them without due process. And yet many Democrats and progressives, because it’s President Obama doing it, have no problem with it and are even in favor of it.” Greenwald added: “To say that the President has the right to kill citizens without due process is really to take the Constitution and to tear it into as many little pieces as you can and then burn it and step on it.” For””
About This Quote
Source Article: The Intercept, 2015
The government’s claim to kill citizens without due process erodes constitutional rights.
In simple terms: Killing without due process violates the Constitution.
Key Takeaway
Defend due process and constitutional limits.
Themes
law
government
civil liberties
Mood
critical
concerned
Type
political
analytical
When to use this quote
- policy debate
- legal advocacy
- public protest
Key Concepts
constitutional law
executive power
human rights
Questions to Reflect On
- Is security a valid excuse to suspend rights?
- How can citizens hold leaders accountable?
A Different Perspective
National security arguments often override rights.
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