Subject: Re: Twenty Weeks to Topple a Republic
I’m remembering this guy named Bin Laden.

Who was murdered when the Congress had not explicitly authorized war.

So …

Yeah, OBL wasn't a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil (which is what the above hypothetical involved). The U.S. kills people in military conflicts without going through a judicial process, and that is consistent with law (the WPA notwithstanding). Murdering a political rival in the U.S. is a different scenario.