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On the recordJuly 8, 2013
It strikes me as a lawyer's argument that we would really be interested in to know how--what sort of process would be required as a legal matter and as a prudential matter to protect against inadvertent or improper use of that kind of ultimate authority to kill an American citizen using an armed drone.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn questions the legal processes regarding the use of drones against American citizens.

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