Robertson's fatwa urging the government to assassinate Chavez

[JMHACLJ at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/24/2005 1:48:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
bobsheridan at earthlink.net writes:


I  seem to remember an exchange, perhaps between Khruschev and Kennedy 
during  the Cuban Missile Crisis, in which K-1 supposedly tells K-2 that 
K-1 is  having a devil of a time controlling his crazies in the military, 
to which  K-2 can only sympathize, to the effect, "You think YOUR crazies 
are bad,  you ought to see MINE."


A perfectly fine illustration of why some cultures, including in  
pre-Columbian America, found that it made sense to have the village chief/tribal  
leader/king directly conduct battle with the opposing side's leader; losing  leader 
dies, losing side recedes, tens, hundreds, thousands of lives  spared.
 
While much of the discussion here has focused on the Christ-like-ness of  
Robertson's statement, and on the FA shelter around his remark, I think it would  
be helpful to hear from the list on whether the Constitution prohibits or  
compels Congress to outlaw such assassinations.
 
Jim Henderson
Senior Counsel
ACLJ
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