Years ago I heard someone (Dennis Prager, I think) explain that assassinating a democratically elected head of state is evil because it is, ultimately, an indirect attack on the whole of the people.
At the time, I agreed with that view but now I’m not so sure. When JFK was killed, besides the shock that rocked the nation, not much else changed, at least not immediately. His administration remained intact and the nation proceeded much as it would have if he were still alive.
On the other hand, when the Daley Machine stole the election from Nixon three years earlier, a lot changed. Under Nixon the whole cabinet would have had a different make up. His domestic and foreign polices would have been totally different. Our involvement in Viet Nam would have been much different. Special Forces Soldiers would not have gotten green hats.
But, ultimately, it deprived the citizens of the President that had chosen. It was, in fact, a direct attack on the whole of the people. That strikes me as a
coups d'état.
Just a thought given the recent videos released by James O’Keefe.
Pat