Literally thoughtcrime: If 'You're thinkin' about joining al-Qaeda or ISIL,' President Lindsey Graham would drone you

Xeni Jardin 12:07 pm Mon May 18, 2015

Noted asshole Lindsey Graham. [Reuters]

Soon-to-be presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will vow to protect and uphold the American Constitution if elected to office. But also he “will kill you” extrajudicially with “a drone” if you even think about supporting al-Qaeda or ISIL.

Isn't that the literal definition of George Orwell's "1984" thoughtrcime?

Graham was yukking it up Saturday with Iowa Republicans, and said if any American were suspected of associating with terrorists, he would order a drone to kill that person.

"If I'm President of the United States and you're thinkin' about joining al-Qaeda or ISIL — anybody thinkin' about that? — I'm not going to call a judge, I'm going to call a drone and we will kill you," he said at the Iowa Republican Party's annual Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser.

An NPR reporter captured audio, and you can listen for yourself.

[via TPM]

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