PoliticsNation   |  February 07, 2013

Obama’s lack of transparency on drones under scrutiny

President Obama’s pick for CIA director John Brennan testified before Congress on Thursday, where he was grilled on the U.S.’s drone program and it’s impacts on civilians. Rev. Al Sharpton has the details.

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>>> when is it okay for our government to kill someone? that question was at the heart of today's confirmation hearings for john brennan to run the c.i.a. it's an emotional issue revolving around the use of drones to kill those the government deems threats to our security.

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>> the hearing had to be the room was freed of protesters. i've always been very weary of the use of drones, no matter if it's under a republican president or a democrat. transparency is important here and president obama releasing some records is a positive first step. but there's going to be a president after president obama . and who knows how that leader will handle these serious matters. there must be consistency from one administration to the next. even though i trust president obama . if we set a president now, are we going to live with that if the next president is someone we don't agree with? no matter the politics, that's the question we should think about. policy should be around the precedent we set. no president should be able to go unchecked. i was opposed to it under bush. i'm opposed to it now. i'm afraid for the future. we must watch this carefully. i'm a.m. sharpton, thanks for watching. "hardball" starts right now.

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