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		ceejayoz on July 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity fo... > An extrajudicial killing of a political opponent certainly falls outside of scope. There wasn't all that much fuss when we did it to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki.

sowut on July 1, 2024 [–]

while i appreciate he was a US citizen, i fail to see how it applies to our conversation

ceejayoz on July 1, 2024 | [–]

What legal theory makes this offing of a US citizen extrajudicially on national security grounds different?

sowut on July 2, 2024 | | [–]

this is an extreme example that really needs no explanation

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