So many layers of The Process and the only defense against political assassinations is voting.
We are so far past the point of voting our way out. We're the most propagandized people on earth. My god. And the US has been assassinating political rivals since it's founding. It's a country built on assassinating political rivals.
America has already killed American citizens overseas in drone strikes. Obama killed Anwar Al-Awlaki and then Trump killed his kids.
The law that allowed for those killings was passed by Obama. I got a form letter in reply when I complained about it. I'd like to think that started my leftward turn.