It is not a law, it is a right that cannot be infringed.
If I didn't know better I suspect you to be the username Dr.Zhivodka. If I am right, Lucrum is looking for you. If mistaken, please accept my apologies.
He was given a more lenient punishment, you are correct, due to his service, Hitler allowed the option of suicide, the others were not so lucky. Rommel was a hero on the battlefield and for his country by opposing the tyrant, Hitler.
German intelligence and Gestapo was first rate, not to mention "worship" of the Fueher. Furthermore it took an assault on two fronts to do what insiders could not achieve.
This argument keeps being put forward, but don't forget the USSR fell and fractured into pieces. The same could happen here under your scenario, especially when the collateral damage reports of American families being wiped out by their countrymen start coming in. A guerilla war would result...
Of course, a gentleman does not strike a lady. In this case, he is big enough to get her in a choke hold until someone arrives without doing too much damage. Who knows he may have taken up with a long-legged gal, and lil' annie is mad about it.
His radical supporters, such as Emanuel, found out trying to rule by fiat will get you in trouble. I give Obama points for listening to the
country. We'll see if he follows through, although I still can't stand the guy.
Those voices were heard loud and clear as he mentioned the "tyranny outcry" in the announcement. He showed restraint by not listening to the radicals advising him. The days ahead will prove if this is the case.