Read the following article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/12/opinion/show-us-the-drone-memos.html?_r=0
Answer the following questions:
1. From what state is Rand Paul a senator?
2. Who is President Obama trying to appoint to the US Court of Appeals?
3. What is Paul's objection to the request?
4. What is your opinion on the issue? Should the president be able to use drones in this way?
5. Was Anwar al-Awlaki's death justified?
1. Kentucky
ReplyDelete2. David J Barron
3. He has written twol legal memos justifying the execution of an American Citizen without a Trial (abroad).
4. I think the President has alot more power than he needs. I think if given a little power it seems to go to some peoples heads. I feel like Mr Obama should have to treat all Americans fairly and he should have to have their execution justified by a legal trial buy a judge and peers. I think that the Death sentance is justified for people who should be put to death for their crimes but after being tried in a court of law. In my opinion, Obama needs to be De-throned ( since he thinks he is king).
5. Possibly but not in that way.
1) Kentucky
ReplyDelete2) David J Barron
3) He claims Barron wrote two legal memos justifying an execution without a trial, making him unfit for the Court of Appeals.
4) No, it is unjust for him to use drones this way.
5) No.
Rand Paul is a senator from Washington. President Obama has nominated David J. Barron as the head of the U.S. court of Appeals. Paul's objection stands on the fact that Barron helped kill an American citizen without trial. Paul is not saying that al-Awlaki's was not a traitor but he is saying that he should be processed under his constitutional rights as a citizen of the U.S. The President should not be able to use drones this way. Our founding fathers wrote out a set of guidelines for a reason, we are to obey them and follow them without hesitation. Anwar al-Awlaki's death was not justified, he may be a traitor to the United States but a citizen of the same nation as you and I he deserves to be innocent until proven guilty.
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1.) Kentucky.
ReplyDelete2.) David J. Barron
3.) He wanted to delay the nomination because Barron justified execution without trial.
4.) I do not agree. Everyone should be held to a trial regardless. The president should only use drones when the certain person has been tried, but maybe escaped or is hidden and the only way to safely fulfill his sentence is through the drone.
5.) No. He was not tried, therefore not justified.
Rand Paul is a senator from Kentucky. President Obama is trying to appoint David J. Barron to the US Court of Appeals. Paul is objecting the request because no one knows Barron's stance on killing Americans without a trail and what is in the memos he sent out for the killing of Americans without an trail. He wants senators and the American people to be able to read these documents to understand how these unlawful executions are made lawful. The president should and should not be able to use the drones in this type of way. Yes, the president has the right to take out people that are considered a threat to America, however, it should be look over by a mixed pot of officials ,and the president should have the last say. The president should not have just himself and one other person. No, the president should let them have a trail and if the people continues then the president has the right to take matters into his own hands. Anwar al-Awlaki's death was not justified because of the lack of information on his case.
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ReplyDeleteRand Paul is a Senator from Kentucky. President Obama is trying to appoint David J. Barron to the US Court of Appeals. Paul's objection to the request is that all senators should have access to all of the opinions in this debate. I think that the president should not be able to use drones in this way. It is unconstitutional. Also, Anwar al-Awlaki's death was not justified.
Rand Paul is a senator from Kentucky. President Obama is trying to appoint David J. Barron, a professor who taught law at Harvard and who was acting assistant attorney general, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. His objection is that Barron has signed off on around two people's deaths, they lived outside the U.S., because they committed treacherous acts on the U.S. at some point in his law career and Obama is not telling anyone. I agree with Rand Paul on this issue and I do not agree with the president using drones in this way. It does say in the Bill of a Rights that everyone, and that includes the like of terrorists and murderers and rapists, do a just and fast trial with an unbiased jury. If the founding fathers, who molded this nation, thought this to be right then it is. We cannot question their judgment. We are all humans and it is inhumane to kill anyone without hearing their side of the story and justifying their actions before cold-bloodedly killing them. I understand some would say that these people are only getting what they had coming to them, but that is not the way to do things. With that saying, Anwar al-Awlaki's death was not justified because he was not given a fair trial. He was killed on the spot.
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Nisha Singh
ReplyDeleteRand Paul is a senator for Kentucky. President Obama has nominated David J.
Barron, a Harvard law professor and a former acting assistant attorney general.
Paul wants a delay in the nomination, pending a court ordered disclosure of the
first memo. Paul claims Obama is failing to share certain legal arguments with
Americans. Paul's objection to Obamas request is that Barrons controversial
classified opinions provided the president with a legal argument to target an
American citizen for execution without a trial. He believes that all senators
should have access to these opinions.The president should not be able to use
drones in this way. I also believe killing an American without trail, goes
against everything Americans believe in. Mr. Awlaki committed treason but still
should have been given a fair trail. Although his actions were unjustified, he
still deserved fair treatment and his actual death was unfair.
Senator Rand Paul is from Kentucky. President Obama is trying to appoint David J. Barron to the US Court of Appeals.Paul’s objection to the request is that they should not allow him to be appointed until everyone has a chance to fully understand that person’s views concerning the extrajudicial killing of American citizens. Also, Paul believes that all senators should have access to all of these opinions and that it is necessary to convict. The President should not be able to use the drone in this way. He should have to get the approval of the senate on any action he takes. I think that no matter what Anwar al-Awlaki, he deserved a trial. They could have injured him to capture him to assure he did nothing to harm any other Americans. His death was not fully justified.
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Caylin Kliner
ReplyDeleteRand Paul is a senator from Kentucky. President Obama is trying to appoint David J. Barron to the US Court of Appeals. Paul's objection to Obamas request is that Barrons controversial classified opinions provided the president with a legal argument to target an American citizen for execution without a trial. He believes that all senators should have access to these opinions. President Obama should not be able to use drones in this way without agreement from American citizens. Killing an American without a trial is unfair & betrays traditional American law. Mr. Awlaki's actions were not justified. He committed treason but was not given a fair trail. Even though his actions were unjustified, he still should have received fair treatment.
Rand Paul is a senator from Kentucky. President Obama is trying to appoint David J. Barron to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Paul's objection to Obama's request is that he doesn't want to without completely understanding that person’s views about the killing of American citizens without giving them a trial. I don't believe that Obama or any other person in the government should have the power to kill people as they wish without giving the individual a fair trial. He shouldn't be allowed to use the drones that way. Yes, it was, since he committed treason, but he should still have been granted a trial.
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He is from Kentucky.he is trying to appoint David j. Barron. Rands objection is that Barron wrote at least two legal memos justifying the execution, without a trial, of an American citizen abroad. I believe if the person is a national threat then yes the president should have the authority to give such an order. He was a threat to national security so his death was justified.
ReplyDeleteRand Paul is a senator of Kentucky. Obama is trying to appoint David J. Barron to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Paul is objection to the request because President Obama refuses to release any of the justifications Barron wrote for killing a U.S. citizen without a trial. No, the president should not be able to use drones in this way unless the person has been tried and convicted. The president should not have the power to give someone the death penalty without a trial. It was justified in the fact that he committed treason against the U.S.; however, he was not tried and it was not right to give him the death penalty without a trial.
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Kacy Howard
ReplyDelete1.) Kentucky
2.) David J. Barron
3.) That every single American citizen has a right to a trial before any sentence.
4.) I don't think the president should be able to use drones in that way because more people have the right to know what happened.
5.) Anwar al-Awlaki's death was not justified because he was not given a trial and instead was sentenced to death.
Jala Thomas:
ReplyDeleteRand Paul is a Republican senator for the state of Kentucky. President Obama is trying to appoint David. J Barron to the U.S Court of Appeals. The problem is that there has been a debateable issue with the action of killing an American citizen without a trial and President Obama appointed Barron who wrote two legal memos in acceptance of killing an American citizen without a trial as okay. President Obama refuses to share those legal documents with the American people. Paul objects to the requests by urging the Senate to hold back the nomination of Barron. He feels like the Senate should have access to all of the OLC opinions on the drone program and he argues that the rights of every American should be given to every American and not be put into secret. In my opinion, I agree with Paul, I feel like if the Senate is going to pass any law that will affect Americans in any way, it should be publicly debateble and Americans should have the right to oppose or to agree with the proposal. I do not think it should be kept in secret with the people it will apply to. I think the president should do his job, but using drones in this secretive way make you wonder what else is the government hiding from our country and yes, Anwar-al-Awlaki'sdeath was justified.
~Azeeza Abdulrauf~
ReplyDelete1.) Kentucky
2.) David J. Barron
3.) He states that every american has the right to a trial and it is not right to execute an american WITHOUT a trial.
4.) It is not right to kill someone without giving them a chance to explain themselves and let them be judged by their peers. The president should not use drones to take out one person, there is no point in that.
5.) It was not justified! He was not able to explain himself. He might not have even know WHY he was targeted!!!
~Azeeza Abdulrauf~
1) Rand Paul is a senator of Kentucky.
ReplyDelete2) President Obama is trying to appoint David J. Baron, a former Harvard professor and assistant t attorney general, to the US Court of Appeals.
3) Paul believes that Baron is for the killing of United States citizens without a trial. Paul believes this because Baron has sent multiple memos to Congress in support of untried drone killings; however, the Obama Administration refuses to release documents on why they believe Baron should have a seat in the US Court of Appeals.
4) The President should not be able to use drones this way. It gives too much power to the President, goes against citizen's rights, and could lead to disasters such as war.
5) Awlaki's death is not justified. Awlaki, as a US citizen, had the right to a trial. He was not granted a trial, and thus, it breaks his constitutional rights to which every American is entitled. Although the parameters around the trial can be flexible and quickly accomplished, he still deserved the right to defend himself for his actions.
Chandler Roberts
Rand Paul a senator for Kentucky. President Obama is trying to appoint David J. Barron to the US Court of Appeals. Paul's objection to the request of killing an American citizen without a trial, the issue that Barron thinks is acceptable, is he is trying to delay the nomination of Barron. I agree with Rand Paul. I would not want an individual like Barron to sit on the Court of Appeals. The citizens of America should be able to decide on the nomination of the Court of Appeals. The citizens may agree or disagree but they will still be putting in their opinions, therefore, majority wins just like any other nomination. The president shouldn't be able to use drones in this way because he is hiding things from America. It makes citizens not put trust in him since he is secreting hiding things. Anwar al-Awlaki's death was justified.
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Reece Johnson
ReplyDeleteRand Paul is a senator from Kentucky. President Obama is trying to appoint David J. Barron to the US Court of Appeals. He thinks that it is unconstitutional to sentence an American to death without due process. The President should be able to use drones this way if it is a matter of national emergency and needs to be done immediately. Anwar al Awalaki's death was justified because he was a traitor to the US.
Rand Paul is a senator from Kentucky. President Obama is trying to appoint David J. Barron to the US Court of Appeals. Paul is objecting this decision because Barron was responsible for an execution without trial of an American citizen abroad. He wants this issue to be explained and justified before Barron is appointed to the Court, since it's a very controversial one. I think Paul's claims are right and that Senators should be able to discuss the situation with more information. It's possible that some Americans don't think that the situation was handled properly and don't want Barron in the Court of Appeals.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard for me to say whether the death of a human being by the means of another human being is ever justified, but I'll limit myself to say that if in this country the law gives the right to a trial and legal defense to all its citizens, there shouldn't be exceptions made, or, as also Paul asserts, it could be a damage to minorities or people with different opinions.
Silvia Brosolo
1. From what state is Rand Paul a senator? Kentucky.
ReplyDelete2. Who is President Obama trying to appoint to the US Court of Appeals? David J. Barron.
3. What is Paul's objection to the request? His request is that legal arguments that affect the rights of every American should not have the privilege of secrecy and he will discuss his opinions on executing Americans without trial, and until the American people are able to participate in one of the most consequential debates in our history.
4. What is your opinion on the issue? Should the president be able to use drones in this way? I believe there should be a trial and they should be allowed a legal defense. The president should not be able to use a drone this way to an extent. The president should be able to use it for a serious matter that is bigger than treason, but should not be able to use it in al-Awlaki’s case.
5. Was Anwar al-Awlaki's death justified? No. –Kelsey Skurka
Shelley curry
ReplyDeleteRand Paul is the senator of Kentucky. Obama is trying to get David Barron, who was a Harvard law professor to be appointed for the US court of appeals. He does not think you should just kill someone without a trial. He thinks it is a a questionable thing to consider. Obama should not be allowed to use drones this way. It needs to be decide by lots of different people who could help make a better decision as a whole. Yea he did commit treason but there should have been a trial or something more formal than just killing him.
The Obama administration has been known to kill citizens in foreign countries without due process. This debate about whether or not this is okay has been heavily debate in the past week, as the administration is trying to appoint David J. Barron, “a Harvard law professor and a former acting assistant attorney general,” to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals. Rand Paul, a senator from Kentucky, has recently sent letters to the White House to show his opposition to this practice and the reasons why Barron should not be appointed. Paul is opposed to this request to appoint Barron because his opinions have not been made fully public to the other senators and the public. Paul feels as if they were made public, then people would not agree with the request because his beliefs openly go against the 5th and 6th amendments, which are given agreements to all citizens; he believes in the justification of killing citizens abroad. I believe that the president should not be able to do this to citizens. As Paul remarked, this process blatantly opposes the constitution and that is not an okay practice. All citizens have the right to a “fair trial”, so not only do I disagree with it, but it also needs to be completely stopped because it is unconstitutional. In 2011, Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by a drone in Yemen after he committed treason. While his death was justified, since treason is always followed by death, he should not have been killed in the way he was. He was not given a fair trial or due process and that is not justified. All citizens are given these basic rights and if you do not follow one constitutional right, then eventually they will all be disregarded. Anwar al-Awlaki would have just been convicted in trial and this whole issue would not have even been an issue.
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mills Harrison
ReplyDelete1.kentucky
2.david j. barron
3.that he thinks Obama shouldn't do this
4.yes and no yes you should fly them over an authorizied air space because they might help out to spot terrorist and no because it may make some people nervous if they see a drone and it hones in on personal time
5.yes it was
Rand Paul is from Washington. President Obama is trying to appoint David J. Barron. Barron justified the extrajudicial killing of two American citizens abroad (who did not receive trials or due process). Paul believes that the public and the senate should have the right to view the controversial drone memos that he believes Barron may have written; he does not believe this is fair. I agree with Mr. Paul and feel that the public as well as the senate should share in the viewing of the aforementioned documents. I do not believe that form of executive power should be enacted. Anwar al-Awlaki's death was not justified, regardless of his intentions; he should have been given a trial.
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Rand Paul is from Kentucky. David J. Barron has been nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals. He is in favor of executing American citizens without them going through due process or a proper trial. I believe that all American citizens must travel through the American court system in order to uphold the constitution and the integrity of our nations justice department. While he may have committed treason, Anwar al-Awlaki was still an American citizen, and should have gone through the American courts system before being executed.
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Rand Paul is a Republican senator from Kentucky. Obama has nominated David J. Barron, a Harvard law professor and a former acting assistant attorney general, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals. Paul's objection is that Barron's is being appointed without anyone having consideration as to his controversial views on executing an American citizen without a trial. I believe that the president should be allowed to use drones in this way. Al-Awlaki was a Muslim Cleric and a former Virginia resident who was also a US citizen who was killed by a drone for actively plotting to kill other US citizens. By executing him in this way, the safety of American citizens was taken into account first and may have prevented many injuries/deaths. Anwar Al- Awlaki's death was most definitely justified for he was planning on hurting other American Citizens yet was stopped before he could.
ReplyDelete1. Kentucky
ReplyDelete2. David J. Barron
3. Because he believes that killing some one without a trail is very bad.
4. No because our president should not have this much power
5. no it was not
tripp
1.) Rand Paul is the Republican senator from Kentucky.
ReplyDelete2.) David J. Barron, a Harvard law professor and a former acting assistant attorney general.
3.) That the executive branch cannot and should not use drones to kill American-born citizens whether or not they committed any act of treason or are suspected as doing such.
4.- 5.) I agree with Paul that the president should still allow suspected treasoners a fair trial under the Constitution. Awlaki's death was not justified because (and I may have just missed it) there was (or is) no definitive evidence that Awlaki did or was going to do anything wrong. Just saying something is not enough cause to murder anyone (which is exactly what happened).
Abby Nelson - 1st Period
ReplyDelete1. Kentucky
2. David J. Barron
3. Mr. Barron wrote at least two legal memos justifying the execution without a trial of an American citizen abroad. Now, Mr. Obama is refusing to share that legal argument with the American people. Mr. Paul has written to Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, urging him to delay this nomination of David because he has given justification of targeting American citizens for execution without trial by jury or due process through the use of targeted killing or drones.
4. No because this could bring up a lot of issues and problems. It would keep Americans from the benefit of due process of law and even a trial by jury which would not be fair and not be following the laws of the United States.
5. He was a terrible person who deserved to be punished but this was not justified. He should have been given a trial of some kind because that was his right as an American citizen, even if he was very bad.
1. Kentucky
ReplyDelete2. David J. Barron, a Harvard law professor and a former acting assistant attorney general
3.that killing an American citizen without a trial is an extraordinary concept and deserves serious debate
4. I also believe that killing an American citizen without a trial is just simply murder. No facts were proven of crime and no justice was served. In this situation, I personally can't decide for the president if using drowns in this is acceptable. However, I do disagree with this action.
5. No because it wasn't done correctly. There should be evidence and at least some form of criminal act announced to the public.
-Kamika Sneed
-Kamika Sneed
Justin Ray
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Lizzie Walker
ReplyDelete1. Rand Paul is from Kentucky.
2. President Obama trying to appoint David J. Barron to the US Court of Appeals.
3. Paul objects the request because he believes that it is not fair to sentence an American citizen to death without having a trial which Mr. Barron wrote a legal opinion on.
4. I find it difficult to have an accurate opinion on this issue because it leans strongly to one side. In order for me to have an unbiased opinion I would like to have read an article on the same situation that leaned to the other side, as well. However, based on this article, I feel that it was not right to withhold all the information from this particular case from the public, thus keeping them uninformed. I also think that Anwar Al-Awlaki should have had a trial. The president should be able to use drones in this way because he is more aware of the situation than the public, and therefore made the best, most educated decision that would benefit our country the most.
5. It was not justified because he was given no trial.