Does lawlessness breed more lawlessness?
Back in April of 2010, the Obama administration embarked on a dangerous path by authorizing the assassination of an American citizen. This particular citizen was hunted down and killed, by order of Barak Obama, although he had not been indicted, charged, or convicted of any crime.
The Fifth Amendment guarantees that no person shall be deprived of life without the due process of law. Therefore, this is murder.
Some have said that this murder was justified as an act of war but this doesn’t follow because Congress has declared no war pursuant to Article One.
Criminal behavior warrants an appropriate prosecution and punishment. But who will do this? Will Obama be indicted by a grand jury? Will a member of Congress come forward and introduce a bill of impeachment? Will other members of Congress support this? Will the Senate convict him?
What happens when the chief law enforcement officer in the country becomes lawless? Can respect for the law survive?
Maybe not…
On a Friday night in November, a man from Idaho decided he would follow the example of Barak Obama. Like Obama, he took it upon himself to carry out a targeted killing of someone he thought deserved to die. Like Obama, he neglected the niceties of the Constitution, due process and the rule of law.
According to news reports, he stopped his car near 17th Street and Constitution Ave., and at about 9pm, aimed a rifle out of the window of the car and fired at the White House.
What possessed him? Well, he said that he “needed to kill” Obama.
What possessed Obama? Well, in effect, he said he “needed to kill” Anwar Al-Awlaki.
Does lawlessness breed lawlessness?
It seems that with assassination policy, “what goes around, comes around”.