Rand Paul Cites Steven Colbert While Railing Against Obama’s Extrajudicial Killings

Rand Paul Cites Colbert While Railing Against Obama Extrajudicial Killings (Mediaite)

In a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tore into PresidentBarack Obama’s doctrine of executing Americans suspected of terrorism without due process of law. Paul cited a number of journalists, legal minds, and even Comedy Central host Stephen Colbertto illustrate why this policy is problematic. 

Paul began by attacking the federal authorities citing the approval of secretly empaneled courts to review the evidence against suspected terrorists before they are executed on the battlefield. He said that this cannot be considered due process because the courts are not “independent” of the executive branch.

“The comedian Stephen Colbert,” Paul said, “mocked this and wrote, or presented, ‘Trial by jury, trial by fire, rock, paper, scissor, who cares? Due process just means there’s a process, right?’”