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Overseas Drone Program
2013-02-27T21:09:42-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/167/20130227214054002_hd.jpgLegal scholar testified on the constitutional issues involved in the targeted killing of American citizens overseas, such as by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone. They discussed how best to take the due process of law into account in a battlefield situation where the enemy may be a U.S. citizen and made recommendations for better oversight of the program either by Congress or the Justice Department.
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Legal scholar testified on the constitutional issues involved in the targeted killing of American citizens overseas, such as by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone. They discussed how best to take the due process of law into account in a battlefield situation where the enemy may be a U.S. citizen and made recommendations for better oversight of the program either by Congress or the Justice Department. close
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- John B. Bellinger III Legal Adviser (Former) Department of State
- Robert M. Chesney Adviser (Former) Department of Justice->Detention Policy Task Force
- Doug Collins U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
- John Conyers Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
- Ron DeSantis U.S. Representative [R] Florida
- Ted Deutch U.S. Representative [D] Florida
- Trent Franks U.S. Representative [R] Arizona
- Joe Garcia U.S. Representative [D] Florida
- Louie Gohmert Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Texas
- Bob Goodlatte U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
- Trey Gowdy U.S. Representative [R] South Carolina
- Steve King U.S. Representative [R] Iowa
- Zoe Lofgren U.S. Representative [D] California
- Jerrold Nadler U.S. Representative [D] New York
- Pedro R. Pierluisi Resident Commissioner [D] Puerto Rico
- Ted Poe U.S. Representative [R] Texas
- Bobby Scott U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
- Stephen Vladeck Professor American University Washington College of Law
- Benjamin Wittes Senior Fellow Brookings Institution->Governance Studies Program
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