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Rand Paul: That is the only direct response I have gotten. I have also read the testimony from the Judiciary Committee where the…

On the recordMarch 6, 2013
That is the only direct response I have gotten. I have also read the testimony from the Judiciary Committee where the Senator from Texas cross-examined the Attorney General, who responded indirectly to my question by saying: It was inappropriate, we probably would not do that. But he would not answer directly whether it was unconstitutional. It appears at the end that he may have said that it would be unconstitutional, say, to kill noncombatants. It should be a pretty simple answer really. That is all I am asking. I can be done anytime if I could just get a response from the administration or the Attorney General saying they do not believe they have the authority to kill noncombatants in America.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky
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Mar 6, 2013

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