“It is possible, I suppose, to imagine an extraordinary circumstance
in which it would be necessary and appropriate under the Constitution
and applicable laws of the United States for the President to authorize
the military to use lethal force within the territory of the United
States,” Holder replied in a letter yesterday to Paul’s question about
whether Obama “has the power to authorize lethal force, such as a drone
strike, against a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil, and without trial.”
Paul condemned the idea. “The U.S. Attorney General’s refusal to rule
out the possibility of drone strikes on American citizens and on
American soil is more than frightening – it is an affront the
Constitutional due process rights of all Americans,” he said in a
statement.
