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Saturday May 18th 2013

Strange Bedfellows Ron Paul, Kucinich take on Obama over drone strikes

“nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”

Media Credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson

Democratic Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Republican Texas Rep. Ron Paul and Democratic New Jersey Rep. Rush Holt Jr. are challenging the Obama administration to release documents it uses to legally justify drone strikes overseas.

If passed by Congress, their “resolution of inquiry” would require Attorney General Eric Holder to “transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, any documents and legal memoranda in the Attorney General’s possession relating to the practice of targeted killing of United States citizens and targets abroad.”

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