Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin Thought It Was Better Than Assassination

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7. This is the difference 250 years makes

Today we think of assassination as a horrible alternative. Really it is no alternative we would consider. But in 1776, apparently, assassination seemed to be acceptable. At least there were instances when it was deemed appropriate if no other means of deposition were available. Think of all the French aristocracy who died when the French emulated our rebellion against the British Crown. We kept up relations, even applauded them (for awhile anyway).

It is, indeed, funny to think of "obnoxiousness" as being a flaw to be dealt with through assassination, yet there you have it from the mouth of Benjamin Franklin.