Who Will Mind the Drones?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/opinion/an-executive-branch-drone-court.html

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From: barry levine 
Date: Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 9:21 AM
Subject: re: Who Will Mind the Drones?
To: letters@nytimes.com


To the Editor:

   Professor Katyal draws a fanciful distinction between our protection from unlawful search and seizure---which he acknowledges is properly guaranteed by a court of our Judicial branch--and our right to life, liberty and property--which he would entrust wholly to our Executive.  Indeed, if our Executive is to be empowered  to deprive a citizen of life without due process of law, all other constitutional guarantees are moot. So which is it to be? A constitutional republic? Or a tyranny that wears the constitution as a fig leaf when it's convenient?

Barry Haskell Levine