Assassinations, the Supreme court.

[Moral Hazard]

America hasn't had a credible assassination attempt in a while. The last one that happened was that attempt on Reagan. And that was perpretrated by a non-political nutcase if that movie I watched about is to be believed.

Anywhoo. Why is that? I figure with 300 M people at least one is going to be crazy and organized enough to pose a credible threat.

Also I've been thinking if there were to be an assassination attempt, it would be on a Supreme court justice . The far left has been castrated, and the right doesn't like certain members of the court.

If abortion activists really believe that abortion is murder, than wouldn't they feel fully justified trying to overturn Roe v. Wade with a gun. Which brings up the question what would happen if an S.C. Judge were to be assassinated would public pressure force Bush to appoint someone in favor of abortion?

I guess it depends on whether or not the assassin could be linked to any right for life groups.

Caveat: I respect people who believe abortion is wrong or vice versa, actually respect is too strong. I don't care. I haven't had to deal with it personally so I'll cross that bridge if I ever reach it.

[Dis]

secret service are badass.

'nuff said

as for judges, yeah you would think some anti-abortion nut would have offed a few of them by now. My guess is they just aren't organized enough to track and find them.

[Moral Hazard]

secret service are badass.

Actually I think it has a lot to do with the monitoring of fringe groups. So I'd give more credit to the FBI, and the cross dressing Hoover; Than I would to the Secret Service. Even during the 60s the assassinations were done by lone gun men.

[Jac de Molay]

America hasn't had a credible assassination attempt in a while.

Tell that to Joan Lefkow.

[OzzyKP]

If anyone were to try assassinating a political leader, it would be a leftist. There is so much hatred towards Bush out there, I could picture some communist or anarchist or something trying it.

Plus then the curse would be fufilied.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
If anyone were to try assassinating a political leader, it would be a leftist. There is so much hatred towards Bush out there, I could picture some communist or anarchist or something trying it.

Or how about those nutty right-wing militia types? You know, the ones with penchants for blowing up Federal Buildings and the like?

I seem to remember anthrax being sent to Tom Daschle's office, not the White House. Does that count as an assassination attempt?

[OzzyKP]

Considering Republicans are in control of damn near everything in the government, I'm thinking the rightwingers don't really have a lot to be mad about.

Those who are out of power are the ones who turn violent, not the ones who are getting their way. ....unless you are saying Bush is a liberal president...?

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
Considering Republicans are in control of damn near everything in the government, I'm thinking the rightwingers don't really have a lot to be mad about.

Those who are out of power are the ones who turn violent, not the ones who are getting their way. ....unless you are saying Bush is a liberal president...?

Look up what ultra-rightie and paramilitary groups think of Bush.

Bush may be rightwing, but he's also a Big Govuhment, authoritarian rightwinger. The ultra-right hate that more than anything else, and they don't care if a president is republican or democrat.

And yeah, by the nutcase standards of the right, Bush is liberal.

[OzzyKP]

With how much the rightwingers hated Clinton, and considering they never made a credible assassination attempt, I'm thinking they aren't going to go for Bush. Leftists though... possibly.

[Boris Godunov]

http://www-tech.mit.edu/V114/N57/assass.57w.html

Short memories we have!

And possibly...monkeys might fly out of your derrier. Anything is possible, dear OzzyKP. It's a question of likelihood.

In terms of groups in the U.S. that have engaged in armed violence against the government, the awards go to right-wing groups, be it militia nuts or religious nuts. And considering it's the utra-right that has the hard-on for any weaponry they can get, I think it is just as likely one of their ranks would make a "credible" assassination attempt against a leader. Again, if you think they have any love for "Patriot Act" Bush, you're gravely mistaken.

[chequita guevara]

Commies don't do assassinations except as part of a guerilla war. The couple assassinations in the U.S. committed by anarchists were usually by nut-bags who thought they were anarchists (such as the guys who killed McKinely and Chicago Mayor Cermak) but didn't know what anarchism was. Most assassinations in the U.S. have been carried out by right-wing nutbags.

The key here is, nut-bag. There has been no organized political movement in the U.S. that ever considered assassintation a legitimate tactic.

[Kuciwalker]

Except the CIA.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Except the CIA.

They aren't a political movement, and some would say they aren't organized.

I do, however, have to correct myself. The KKK had a policy in the 19th and for most of ther 20th century of carrying out assassinations against government officials and prominent leaders of whatever it was the KKK hated.

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
With how much the rightwingers hated Clinton, and considering they never made a credible assassination attempt, I'm thinking they aren't going to go for Bush. Leftists though... possibly.

Ozzy, Bush isn't that right ring compared some of these groups out there who want either an fundamentalist Christian state, or a sort of Anarchy where the Gov't has no power. Can you at least imagine why Ruby Ridge types who are afraid of the government might not like Bush with all he has done to encroach on civil liberties?

In fact, I'd say the extreme right wing might even have more reasons to hate Bush than the Extreme left. Remember, I'm talking extremes, as in probably no one who posts here.

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara The key here is, nut-bag. There has been no organized political movement in the U.S. that ever considered assassintation a legitimate tactic.

Exactly. And there is no shortage of nut-bags on the Left.