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On the recordMarch 5, 2013
I am very glad to hear that it is the opinion of the Department of Justice that it would be unconstitutional to kill a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil if that individual did not pose an imminent threat.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz expresses approval of DOJ's stance on not killing U.S. citizens without imminent threat.

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