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Yes I'm quite sure Obama is happy with it. Should the rest of us be? Would a court case over the legality of such an action not be a positive thing?

3. 3 american citizens. He ordered operations that killed both that guys kids also, the latter of which was carried out in the first month of Trump's presidency. They were 12 and 8. Both were supposedly accidents.

I mean, is that the out for Biden? A drone strike on Mar-a-Lago as an "official act" for which he enjoys absolute immunity?

If he wants a civil war, sure.

Obviously, but we're to believe it'd be entirely legal to do so?

No, because of the use of the military within the borders of the country is separately and explicitly illegal under US law.

But now that doesn't matter. The president is immune as long as there's the defense of it being an official act

So's drone striking a US citizen without a trial. We do it anyways. Now it's even explicitly protected by absolute immunity as an "official act" instead of just apathy.

(Or you have the Coast Guard lead the mission with the SEALs as "advisors".)