Every Republican was running on a "repair our tattered Constitution" platform; the problem is they meant it exclusively in reference to healthcare, which the Court has decided is Constitutional. One other question is why hasn't the family of one of these victims sued in federal court over these violations? There is no court in the US who could decide that lack of due process is Constitutional, given that due process is explicitly guaranteed (as opposed to implicit guarantees that one can argue about interpretations) to each of us--citizens and non-citizens.

The only defense the administration could have in that case is to say that these people have no standing to sue for this or that reason ("enemy combatants", for example). At least we would have to have a debate about it. But as far as I know we aren't at war with Pakistan or Yemen, so how in the hell can we authorize strikes there?

On a side note drones scare the fuck out of me for two main reasons. First, it takes the human element out of killing, which is one of the few things that keeps us from prosecuting wars often. If there is no need to put boots on the ground, why not start a war with every Tom, Dick and Harry that doesn't offer us the best financial concessions to set up factories or exploit resources? Second, its way too easy to apply that technology to "homeland defense". Just wait until the police get to have their own unmanned vehicles. That will be the day that the US truly dies as a democracy.