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doctorpangloss on July 1, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity fo...

> Could Obama be prosecuted for ordering drone strikes that unintentionally killed two Americans? It seems like that world would hamstring the president far too much.

I feel like you'd have a different opinion if it were you getting unintentionally killed!

Jiro 12 months ago [–]

Saying "Obama killed Americans" is really demonstrating a problem with birthright citizenship. Without that, these Americans wouldn't be Americans.

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