5. He is against Due Process.
Bolton stated that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (the infamous “Boston Bomber”) should be designated as an “enemy combatant” and not receive Miranda Rights despite his status as a permanent resident of the US. He also criticized President Obama‘s desire to treat “terrorism as a problem to be handled through conventional law enforcement channels,” granting “full constitutional rights, including Fourth and Fifth Amendment protections and evidence restrictions, public jury trials and more.” Though these individuals have committed heinous acts which are worthy of punishment, it should give us pause when Bolton says that he believes that certain Constitutional rights should be foregone under certain circumstances.
