1.0College of Sciences Newshttps://sciences.ucf.edu/newsjerriann.sullivanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="coKVoEp222"><a href="https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/overseas-drone-attacks-test-constitutions-precepts/">Drone Attacks Test Constitution’s Precepts</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/overseas-drone-attacks-test-constitutions-precepts/embed/#?secret=coKVoEp222" width="600" height="338" title="“Drone Attacks Test Constitution’s Precepts” — College of Sciences News" data-secret="coKVoEp222" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2012/10/DavidHoughton1-e1361413690606.jpg179235This is a guest post from David Houghton, an associate professor of political science at UCF.  We are occasionally reminded just how difficult it can be for Congress to keep tabs on what the executive branch does. For example, President Obama has expanded the use of unmanned drone attacks by the CIA in Pakistan, Yemen and […]