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Did Rand Paul Ask the Wrong Questions in His Drone Filibuster?
March 18, 2013 Even as redoubtable a liberal as the Washington Post's Eugene Robinson proclaimed that "Rand Paul was right." But was he? The drone issue is real, it is urgent, and the Obama Administration has not answered many legitimate questions about it. But the danger to our country is not the danger ...
Why a Secret Court Won't Solve the Drone-Strike Problem
February 19, 2013
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Look up: that buzz you hear overhead is the "drone court." Washington's idea of the week is a secret court, based on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which issues secret wiretap warrants in certain espionage cases. Executive officials would go before the drone court and present their evidence that an ...
Can We Talk Calmly About Obama's 'Executive Orders'?
January 18, 2013 You may be perplexed about President Obama's recent actions aimed at promoting gun safety. One of the leading scholars of separation of powers, Peter M. Shane, has set out a calm analysis of Obama's actions here. The president signed three, not 23, executive orders, he notes. Shane's most important point ...
