Quote from RCG Trader:
I was going to make a bunch of snarky comments.
But, Achilles, I assume you chose your handle with care.
When has it been that government was NOT willing to assassinate it's citizens if they were deemed a clear and present danger?
Socrates, anyone?
And if that is too boring for you. The Gladiator pretty much tells that same story.
The Government has come right out and brazenly declared
legal authority to kill any citizen it deems "a threat", without a warrant, judge, trial or jury.
That's a huge difference from the good ol' days of whacking a President or sabotaging a Congressman's plane, in the dark, behind closed doors, under fear of reappraisal and justice.
Yes, the Government killed citizens in the past. But they did so rarely, because it was still illegal. Now, they just claim it's legal whack any of us, at any time, fuck the law. Fuck the Constitution. Fuck your rights!!
I mean seriously, what does it take.
The Russians, Chinese, Hitlers Germany, they never openly declared powers like this. This is a return to the divine right of kings.