Ron Paul Says Obama Impeachment Possible Over Drone Killing of U.S. Citizen

DAN HIRSCHHORN
Politico
October 4, 2011

Ron Paul said Monday that President Barack Obama’s targeted killing of Anwar al-Awlaki might be an impeachable offense.

Asked at a Manchester, N.H. town hall meeting about last week’s killing of the American-born Al Qaeda leader, the Texas congressman said impeachment would be “possible,” but that he wants to know more about how the administration “flouted the law.”

Paul called the killing a movement toward “tyranny.”

“I put responsibility on the president because this is obviously a step in the wrong direction,” Paul said. “We have just totally disrespected the Constitution.”

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This article was posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 10:33 am

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