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Originally Posted by nmap
Truly. From the rest of the article, I get the impression that there are no checks and balances that restrict exercise of this executive power. And once the precedent is established, it becomes easier to repeat the process.
We cannot know who will be POTUS in 2018 - will they still use this power wisely?
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I am with you. I don't like any
one having the power to authorize a
hit. But we have gotten used to it since (due to "time factors") the President can authorize nuclear war. And "The Buck Stops (t)Here".