“In reviewing Mr. Brennan’s nomination Senator Paul has asked a series of questions of the executive branch. Senator Paul has a right to ask questions of the administration, and the administration has a responsibility to answer in keeping with the rules established for oversight of intelligence activities and for protecting sensitive information. The specific question, however, is not an intelligence related question, but a straightforward legal one: ‘Does the President have the authority to order the use of lethal force against a United States citizen who is not a combatant on U.S. soil without due process of law?’ To his credit, John Brennan directly answered the question motivating Senator Paul’s filibuster. The Central Intelligence Agency does not conduct lethal operations inside the United States, nor does it have the authority to do so. What is befuddling is why the Attorney General has not directly and clearly answered the question.”