tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138458.post8592318801373769227..comments2024-02-23T13:15:42.158+13:00Comments on Dissecting Leftism: JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138458.post-78583759096492249472012-04-04T12:13:55.289+12:002012-04-04T12:13:55.289+12:00Presupposing that the regime actually intends to l...Presupposing that the regime actually intends to limit the use of force to enemies of all humanity (which may not be a valid assumption in reality), maybe I didn't word my first comment well, and Patrick Henry's words spell out an appropriate policy better:<br /><br />"The honorable member has given you an elaborate account of what he judges tyrannical legislation, and an <i>ex post facto law</i>, (in the case of Josiah Philips.) He has misrepresented the facts. That man was not executed by a tyrannical stroke of power. Nor was he a Socrates. He was a fugitive murderer and an outlaw — a man who commanded an infamous banditti, and at a time when the war was at the most perilous stage. He committed the most cruel and shocking barbarities. He was an enemy to the human name. Those who declare war against the human race may be struck out of existence as soon as they are apprehended. He was not executed according to those beautiful legal ceremonies which are pointed out by the laws in criminal cases. The enormity of his crimes did not entitle him to it. I am truly a friend to legal forms and methods; but, sir, the occasion warranted the measure. A pirate, an outlaw, or a common enemy to all mankind, may be put to death at any time. It is justified by the laws of nature and nations." - Patrick Henry, June 7, 1788, Virginia ratifying debate.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138458.post-57770466105171602632012-03-22T19:33:42.926+13:002012-03-22T19:33:42.926+13:00Saying it in Latin does not make it rightSaying it in Latin does not make it rightJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138458.post-83928723924346522492012-03-22T07:20:34.703+13:002012-03-22T07:20:34.703+13:00"In what history likely will record as a turn..."In what history likely will record as a turning point, Attorney General Holder bluntly explained that this administration believes it has the authority to use lethal force against Americans if the President determines them to be a threat to the nation."<br /><br />The right way to phrase what Holder is apparently trying to say is that any President has the right (as does any other individual human being) to use lethal force against <i>hostis humani generis</i>, one who levies predatory war against the human race. Examples of <i>hostis humani generis</i> included Osama bin Laden and Anwar al-Awlaki. THAT is in accordance with the Law of Nations, which the U.S. Constitution was written to be in full accord, and THAT would not be controversial.Robertnoreply@blogger.com