Due Process is NOT a Hellfire Missile – A Message for Congressman Charlie Dent

Due Process is NOT a Hellfire Missile – A Message for Congressman Charlie Dent

Yesterday Congressman Charles Dent, the incumbent in my congressional race, offered a comment to the Associated Press: “I suspect it’d be easier to launch a Hellfire missile at a non-citizen than a citizen.”

Charlie Dent, a sitting member of the Department of Homeland Security, was referring to his newest bill that would strip an American citizen of citizenship by an act of Congress instead of a trial by jury. He wants to use the classified CIA Predator drone assassination program that Bush started – and Obama has continued – to carry out state-sponsored killings of suspected terrorists. However sensational and however strong the appeal to those who wish to be protected from the hobgoblin of terrorism, Dent neglects the rule of law and his oath to the Constitution. Specifically:

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