framework and would of course follow the same practice where lethal force is used against united states citizens. these circumstances are sufficient under the constitution for the united states to use lethal force against a u.s. citizen abroad. but it is important to note that the legal requirements i have described may not apply in every situation. such as operations that take place on traditional battlefields. the unfortunate reality is that our nation will likely continue to face terrorist threats that at times originate with our own citizens when such individuals take up arms against this country and join al qaeda in plotting attacks designed to kill their fellow americans, there may be only one realistic and appropriate response. we must take steps to stop them in full accordance w constitution. in this hour of danger, we simply cannot afford to wait until deadly plans are carried out, and we will not. this is an indicator of our times, but it is not a departure from our laws and our values. for this administration and for this nation, our values are clear. we must always look to them for a

how terrorists act and where they tend to hide, it may not always be feasible to capture a united states citizen terrorist. in that case, the government has the clear authority to defend the united states with legal force. of course, any such use of lethal force by the united states will comply with the four fundamental principles governing the use of force. the principle of necessity requires the target has definite military value. the principle of distinction requires that civilians directly participating in hostilities may be targeted intentionally. under the principle proportionality, the anticipated collateral damage must not be excessive in relation to the anticipated military advantage. finally, the principle of humanity requires us to use weapons that will not inflict unnecessary suffering. they did not prohibit the use of technologically advanced weapons. the use other advanced weapons may help to ensure the best intelligence is available for planning and carrying out operations. some have argued this president was required to get permission from federal court before taking action again

framework, and would of course follow the same practice where lethal force is used against united states citizens. now, these circumstances are sufficient under the constitution for the united states to use lethal force against a u.s. citizen abroad, but it is important to note that the legal requirements i have described may not apply in every situation, such as operations that take place on traditional battlefields. the unfortunate reality is that our nation will likely continue to face terrorist threats that, at times, originate with our own citizens. when such individuals take up arms against this country, and join al qaeda in plotting attacks designed to kill their fellow americans, there may be only one realistic and appropriate response. we must take steps to stop them, in full accordance with the constitution. in this hour of danger, we simply cannot afford to wait until deadly plans are carried out, and we will not. this is an indicator of our times, not a departure from our laws and our values. for this administration, and for this nation, our values are clear. we must always look to th

the cia and nsa collected overseas under looser authorities because they're not affecting united states citizens. we have the responsibility of doing the intelligence gathering in the united states, understanding is american citizens we are attempting to protect. we have to do it under the constitution and applicable statutes. the sharing of that information and working together has gone light years since september 11. having been through a number of battles over the years, the focus on the mission trump's just about everything else. what is difficult is coming up with an organizational structure to address cyber in all of its manifestations. fraud schemes are now on the internet. the dissemination of child pornography and the like have integrated to the internet and the field of cyber. cyber intrusion, the exploitation of information is in the cyber arena. how we address that is going to be a huge challenge in the years to come. " we are about to run out of time. i am going to ask you three brief questions. you can address any piece of this that you like. you have such a serious job. what do yo

. >> does that only apply to united states citizen overseas or to a united states citizen here?> i would have to go back and i am not certain whether that was addressed. >>shepard: so we have clearty here, he is not certain whether it was addressed, whether our government can kill our own people inside our own country. this really needs to be addressed. we can't just answer this question, no, the government doesn't kill our own people, we have a process for this and it is called the justice system. you file charges, lock them up and try them before a jury and they don't kill our own people! judge. the question is, can they kill our own citizens inside our own country? this is a question we have to ask? >>judge napolitano: it is not a question we should have to ask or that he should have ever sprayed answering. he is probably knowing that the answer is, no, but he don't want to frustrate the bosses who said the answer is yes because on tuesday at north western law the attorney general of the united states manifested extraordinary ignorance of the constitution of the united states

counter-terrorism activity, and would follow the same path when lethal force is used against united states citizens. these circumstances are sufficient under the constitution for the united states to use lethal force against a u.s. citizen. it is important to know that the legal requirements i have described may not apply in every situation, such as operations that take place on traditional baltl fields. the unfortunate reality is that our nation will likely continue to face terrorist threats that at times original nature with our own citizens. when such individuals take up arms against this country and plot to kill fellow americans, there may be only one realistic and appropriate response. we must take steps to stop them. in this hour of danger, we simply cannot afford to wait until deadly plans are carried out, and we will not. this is an indicator of our times. but it is not a departure from our laws and our values. for this administration and for this nation, our values are clear. we must always look to them for answers when we face difficult questions such as those i have discussed today. as p

the president of the united states has called developments of good relationships between united states citizenst countries basic to the full attainment of the foreign policy objectives. and the services have responded by promoting such good relationships as part of the overall policy. >> the communists initiated the cold war for the same reason they would have started the hot war had that been feasible. or would now should they ever decide that the free world was weak enough for them to risk it. whatever the degree of tension they create it is a substitute for hot war. another means of achieving their end. and their end of course is world conquest. short of war if possible. >> world conquest, by actions short of war. actions that are political, economic and ideological. >> how do the communists apply these three methods? first, we'll consider the political method and the techniques the communists use when they attempt to acquire their objectives in this way. we would do well to consider the success the communists have had by using the political method alone. as you will see from the black area

united states has. and so the question is whether the united states citizen and the taxpayer is getting a fair return on these lines. and that's what we will look at. >> okay. >> and i need to take a look at the whole of the report. but let me have david because i think he may have -- >> and if you can also address the issue of whether or not the bonus bids then are being counted when the government assesses whether the taxpayers are getting a fair deal. because it's my understanding that they're not. and i would further add that the difference that you might have in north dakota or texas is -- you've got a level of stability and predictability there that we're not seeing certainly with the federal leases. so mr. hayes? >> senator, there are a variety of studies that are under way to help address the question of whether the taxpayer is getting an appropriate royalty rate or not. of course this started with the gao study, which very strongly suggested that the federal leases were not getting an equivalent rate to many state leases, with texas being a prime example. this study, as you know primarily looks

saying that they're not doing it for united states citizens unless we're. communicating overseas or with foreign entities but the have the ability to collect all of those communications now the state of this center in utah isn't just a data center they're not just collecting information it's also a cryptography cryptography center so they're actually looking at dia encrypting all of the data that comes out so for example when you use g. mail your all your e-mails are encrypted by default google has given you this service and has allowed you to say my communications are protected now the n.s.a. is center is designed around building systems that will d. encrypt that data and remove any protection that you can put onto it so it's not only gathering the information it's doing its best to be able to look at any information that you put protections on i mean that just seems kind of crazy to me obviously when you talk about security there's often you know it often goes hand in hand with secrecy but we live in the united states of america there's a constitution and

this is the motor city and this is what we do. >> shepard: the united states government has the legal right to kill an american citizen living overseas if that american citizen is believed to be plotting an attack against the united states. so says the attorney general eric holder who today laid out the administration's controversial position on a policy critics say violate american and international law. but the attorney general says an attack must be imminent and capture impossible. a lot of this has to do with the american born al qaeda leader anwar al-awlaki. as you may remember, a u.s. drone strike last year killed al awlaki in yemen. so was that in violation of the constitution? according to the attorney general, no. >> some have argued that the president is required to get permission from a federal court poor taking action against a united states citizen senior operational leader of al qaeda or associated forces. this is simply not accurate. due process and judicial process are not one and the same. particularly when it comes to national security. the constitution guarantees due process. it does not delaware --

if you are 18 years of age and you're a united states citizen and you're not a felon, you should be able to vote in this count country. >> bolduc, austin, republican line. go ahead. >> caller: i got three points i think would be interesting in regards to the vote. i'm sorry, i'm getting in my car right now. one thing i think that has been overlooked in this upcoming presidency is the possibility of paul getting the nomination because of the delegates that we've been looking at. i'm interested to know how the latino community would be impacted, you know, by austerity measures that he would take and, two, i've noticed that when people talk about immigration around illegals, the argument is skewed towards latinos, but in all actually latinos are not the only people that will come el legally across the border, and i guess that would be. >> right. i think you're absolutely right. in fact, majority of people who are here, undocumented status, are people who overstayed their tourist visa and that includes people from all countries who come here, and your typical undocumented immigrant is not so

here would be the circumstance where it would not necessarily be long even though he is a united states citizens no other way to get him. because he is an enemy of the united states, but the key question here to make it legal and that's a question that has to be litigated is is that really true that that was the only way to get him, if it wasn't despite the horrible things he did deserves due process. i'm glad he is gone but we have to consider the legality of that. >> one quote i loved is the president told you russ i'm always with you, just six months later. >> i am a big fan of president obama, i'm a chair of his recollection campaign. i think he has done a very good job on foreign policy and will be a great president a second term. i enjoyed him as a colleague, and i was out there proposing -- being the first senator to propose that we have a time line to get out of iraq. so we started talking, and then the competition came up and then they saw people in iowa and new hampshire really liked the idea. so finally we had a vote on my amendment that harry reid was with me on. and the future pres

the head of the fbi was asked do you have authorization to kill an united states citizen in america?d he looked at me and said, i don't know. >> no, so we can be executed here as well as well without a trial. >> not even three weeks ago he would have said, seriously no, of course not. but apparently there is a secret law that he may not have access to that may give him authorization to do that. >> president obama is the worse civil liberties president of my lifetime. i don't know lincoln suspending habeas corpus where in the middle of the civil war could make an argument for it. internment of the japanese you can make an argument for but having a secret law that you have in your back pocket that's beyond outrageous. sam, thank thank you for shedding light on this. check out the report, thanks. >> thanks, cenk. >> when we come back, more outrageous things in the country. tracvon martin a young african-american teenager who was shot. the guy who shot him the cops refuse to arrest him. today the witnesses come out and say the cops won't even take our testimony. we'll talk about that whe

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the president is required to get permission from a federal court before taking action gens a united states citizenr operational leader of al-qaeda or associated forces. this is simply not accurate. due process and judicial process are not one in the same. particularly when it comes to national security. the constitution guarantees due process. it does not guarantee judicial process. >> the human rights watch is among groups criticizing the so-called target killing and notion the the entire world is a battlefield. four, india has banned exports of cotton. india put the ban in place immediately because they're worried about a supply crunch. it was just a year ago when prices hit an all-time high due to supply concerns. forecast predicted the decline in cotton use after last year, several suppliers started to turn to alternative fibers. it's been 214 days since is u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? stocks fell today because for our country to grow, we need china to grow and china cut its growth forecast to 7.5%. sounds like a lot, but it's really not. >>> for year, nfl

it doesn't make any sense to be in america to have full rights as a united states citizen. >> i'm joinedy jose diaz ballard and by msnbc political analyst karen finney. good to see both of you. jose, is that going to help him with puerto ricans? i remember he talked about his close relationship with puerto rico. >> i mean look. it's interesting to see that in the past, mitt romney has attacked senator santorum for son sonia. i think that's what he's trying to bring up that he is the person who supported her when romney blasted him for it. i'm not sure exactly what it means, but we'll find out. >> santorum also told a local paper if puerto rico wants to be a state, it's going to have to adopt english as its main language. what about that, jose? >> that's an interesting point because, you know, i think that they are expecting maybe 00,000 or more people to come out to vote one way or another this sunday. i think for the prison m that they are dealing with these candidates is how they have spoken about the issues most important to puerto rico. and obviously, their positions on statehood ver

citizens united. everything that has come down from them lately has been against the citizens of the united states, whethert is for women having the right to have the same pay as men and goes on and on. it is very frightening. i was in a situation myself. i retired a little bit early and i had nearly a year of having every insurance company refused me. in texas i was in a situation where i had to go on a special program. however, that cost me a thousand dollars a month. fortunately, i was able to pay that and never really used it. i was in a situation that if i take it, then i will be covered. if not, then i lose everything. this should not be here in the united states of america. other people in other countries have worked out what is best for the citizens, not what is best for the insurance companies. we need to get back to that and quit listening to all the lies that are being spread. host: susan, thanks for your call. a congressman from texas tweeted about his view of the supreme court review. he was also or participant in a tea party-sponsored demonstration on capitol hill this weekend. here is his ta

. >> 200,000 to 300,000 of our children are at risk of it every year, our children, united states citizens. >> brad dennis runs rescue and recovery for klaas kids, the national organization dedicated to saving missing children. he says shauna's case illustrates the alarming growth of the disappearance of american kids, an estimated 300,000 forced into prostitution in the u.s. each year. >> it's happening in every major town, every little suburban area, every rural area. it's happening all over the united states. >> it happened when shauna began an innocent friendship with a new girl junior year in high school. >> [ bleep ] is a girl i went to school with. i met her through ged classes and she was a really good friend. >> shauna says that girl, a 16-year-old we'll call cathy, worked hard to gain shauna's trust and within months a deep friendship was born. >> we would always talk in class. i would always tell her, "me and my mom are arguing again, of course." >> it was my gut instinct as a mother to keep shauna away from her. >> shauna's mother lisa said from the start, her daughter's fast f

caller: yeah, i have the opinion that if you're a terrorist and you're not a citizen of the united states, and even if you are a citizen of the united states and you're a traitor to the united states, you don't really deserve jurem pro -- judicial process. host: what about this idea of proof though? the evidence? those people who say that one person or the administration is beginning to make the decision about whether or not this person is really a terrorist. what about that concern? >> well, i'm sympathetic to that and i'm aware most of the evidence that they have is considered to be classified. they can't just let everybody in the public know everything that we know. because then it starts to release certain things that they don't need to know. host: so alex, you're a republican. you trust president obama with this authority? caller: i trust the government enough to believe that most of the time, because i can't say all the time, we have made our mistakes. but most of the time they're going to get the right person. host: ok, garth in san diego, an independent. go ahead garth. caller: ye

the person is acting as a citizen of the united states. when a taxpayer pays taxes to new york, they are acting as a citizen of new york. new york cannot tell them than the federal government can tell new york what to do the moneys new york is collecting. >> new york and the united states figured out a way to tax individuals at greater than 100% of their income, maybe you could say two separate taxes. and we all know in the real world to the extent the federal government continues to make taxes that decreases the stability. the states would have a claim against the federal government raising their taxes because somehow the states will feel coerced to lower their tax rate? >> no, justice sotomayor. i'm suggesting it's not the case to say, well, it's free money so we don't have to ask if the program is coerced. >> counsel, what percentage does it become coercive? meaning, as i look at the figures i've seen from a me guy, there are some states for whom the percentage of medicaid funding to their budget is close to 40%, but there are others tha

caller: yeah, i have the opinion that if you're a terrorist and you're not a citizen of the united states, and even if you are a citizen of the united states and you're a traitor to the united states, you don't really deserve judicial process. host: what about this idea of proof though? the evidence? those people who say that one person or the administration is beginning to make the decision about whether or not this person is really a terrorist. what about that concern? >> well, i'm sympathetic to that and i'm aware most of the evidence that they have is considered to be classified. they can't just let everybody in the public know everything that we know. because then it starts to release certain things that they don't need to know. host: so alex, you're a republican. you trust president obama with this authority? caller: i trust the government enough to believe that most of the time, because i can't say all the time, we have made our mistakes. but most of the time they're going to get the right person. host: ok, garth in san diego, an independent. go ahead garth. caller: yes, this is a

citizen, who undertakes a terrorist attack affiliated with al qaeda in the united states. i'm looking at that discreet issue and are comfortable we preserve what we needed to preserve in terms of our role in that process. >> the broader question that you have -- >> the broader question is that the law is very cloudy. and this is a problem. and the court has had some holdings that can you not detain a person indefinitely regardless of whether they are a citizen or not in this country without charge or trial. >> well, the supreme court has occasion to -- on certain aspects of that, and i am -- what i have wrestled with is particular pieces of loach slags that would impact that process where a person is detained in the united states, a u.s. citizen, non u.s. citizen as the president and the president's prerogative to determine whether or not ultimately a person is tried or you proceed against that person in an article 3 court, which we operate, or in a military tribunal which has also been yul held by a supreme court. and so with the ndaa legislation, i believe that the issue

they come over as non-citizens, and if they remain in the country for an extensive period of time, and their parents remain in the united statesthey apply to become naturalized american citizens, and they become naturalized american citizen, and this israeli mother, israeli-american mother, dual citizenship, could bring this child to the united states and probably go through that procedure and get naturalized. >> but will the rule change now for in vitro fertilization? >> i think it will. it hasn't kept up with technology. we've got all the new procedures. single mothers giving birth under these conditions and it's time for congress to step up to the plate and get with the modern technology. so i think we'll is see changes here. >> let's hope we do. doesn't make sense otherwise in this case. paul callen, thank you. >>> two years ago today the controversial health care bill known to critics as obama care became the law of the land. on monday. is facing its toughest challenge. before the supreme court a challenge the president embraced. at the heart of the matter is whether it is constitutional to force every person in this coun

united states has. and so the question is whether the united states citizen and of the taxpayer is getting a fair return on these lands, so that is what we will look at. i need to take a look at the whole of the report. >> and, mr. hayes, if you can also addressed the issue of whether or not bonus bids are being counted when the government assesses whether the taxpayers are getting a fair deal. it is my understanding that they are not. i would further at that the difference that you might have in north dakota or texas is you have got a level of stability and predictability there that we're not seeing certainly with the federal leases. >> senator, there are a variety of studies under way to help address the question of whether the taxpayer is getting inappropriate royalty rate or not. this started with the gao study, which strongly suggested that the federal leases or not getting an equivalent rate to many state leases, with texas being a prime example. this study, as you know, primarily looks at the global question and there are very few u.s. jurisdictions in this study. we're looking at that analysis a

found fifty one million eligible voters who aren't on the rolls but one in four of the older citizens united states a new report on america's quote inaccurate costly and inefficient voting system also found nearly two million dead individuals listed as eligible u.s. voters and nearly three million citizens registered in more than one state we're seeing voting problems during the two thousand and ten midterm elections resulted in a record sixty thousand votes being tossed out not county officials say the misuse of new electronic optical scan machines was to blame yet paying the biggest price would likely be the integrity of america's free and fair elections we should assume that every citizen that is eligible to vote can vote and if there's some problem on election day there should be some way that they can correct so if they're not told i don't see you in the book even though you are a citizen even though you are eighteen your vote isn't going to count concerning russia back in december u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said the same thing following russia's parliamentary election the russian

and if we look at the states of the united states, voting rights are invested in citizens, and the right to vote for congress is determined by eligibility to vote for the more numerous legislative seat in a state -- more numerous legislative body in a state legislature. so because all states require citizens -- citizenship as a condition for voting, the argument for citizen apportionment is, in part, based on the assumption that this is an individual vote. it's vested only in the individual. it's recognized by the legislature as being a precondition to vote, so apportionment schemes that dilute that vote based on where someone lives in the state, makes some votes worth more than others based on the district someone lives in, that this violates equal protection. that's the sum of the argument. the flip side argument, though -- and this can be a seductive argument for some people. but as i observed during the break to somebody, in the light of day and sober, there are problems with this argument. and so of these are practical in terms of policy, and some are legal issues. the first and for

alaskan native service members and veterans and it is an honor to serve and protect all citizens of the united states including members of america any first nations. today, there are tens of thousands of active duty service members and over 300,000 native veterans who know the great sacrifice to protect our freedom and our sovereignty. one of these great veterans is jefferson keel. president keel himself a retired u.s. army officer with over 20 years of active duty service. he has translated that sense of duty into serving the indian country and building a stronger america. ladies and gentlemen, president of the national congress of american indians, jefferson keel. [ applause ] . >> thank you. thank you for that warm introduction. i want to thank the native service members and veterans who have joined us today. many know the story of indian country, the challenges we have faced, and the ones we face today. but very few americans know the story of the hundreds of thousand of tribal members who have served in the united states military as far back as the revolutionary war. as a veteran myself, i want

this action prevented a direct threat to the united states citizens and the united states interests.we did not go to war with iran. in 1998, iran allegedly operating through hezbollah, kidnapped and murdered a u.s. green. we did not go to war with iran. in 1996, iran allegedly supported the terrorist group that bombed the towers, a u.s. military residence, that attacked 19 u.s. servicemen. we did not go to war with iran. in these situations, we seem to follow the advice of pope john paul ii mac who said war is not always inevitable. instead of going to war with republicans and democratic administrations, president carter, reagan, bush, clinton, put public sanctions on iran. in recent years, the united states had expanded those sanctions. this year the european union joined the efforts to sanction iran. that includes halting new imports. in addition, the eu has imposed new banking restrictions on iran. these restrictions known as reach into the global banking system. they short-circuit iranians a money system. without the ability to be the international banking system, it is unlike a

citizen even though he was a terrorist. how do you feel about that? >> well, if people attack the united statesacking the united states, we should respond to them. when you're shooting across the lines in battle, you don't have a chance to shout out to your opponent, what kind of passport do you hold? in a combat situation, you extinguish your enemy and the ones you don't extinguish, you incarcerate and detain as enemy combatants. we've had a lot of talk about that through the years, but that's accepted practice and has been for civilizations for hundreds of years. >> gretchen: all right. former attorney general and former governor of the great state of missouri, i love how you say it, much better than i do -- john ashcroft. i like it. sounds really great. >> thank you. >> gretchen: good to see you today. >> thank you. >> gretchen: if you're not watching your tv right now, come take a look at this. without warning, an ohio intersection becomes a demolition derby. wow. that full story ahead. and stick around for the "fox & friends" olympics. we're going racing with carl lewis, mark consuelos and

to have terrorists act, where they tend to hide, it may not always be feasible to capture united states citizeninent threat of violent attack. in that case, our government has the clear authority to defend the united states with lethal force. >> american-born anwar al halliki was killed last year. >>> pat robertson offering up interesting views of last week's devastating tornados in america's heartland. listen to what he said on "the 700 club." god doesn't send tornados to hurt people. we call them acts of god, but they're not. so all i can say is that why do you build houses in a place are tornadoes are apt to happen. >> why did godsend them but why didn't he intervene? >> robertson is well-known for making controversial remarks. in 2010 he blamed the earthquake in haiti on that country's, quote, packed with devil. he also suggested hillary clinton -- hurricane katrina was god's way of punishing americans. >>> the u.s. market opens in two hours. stock futures are lowing right now suggesting that stock markets could open later today at 9:30 eastern. dow futures are down. its concerns about grow