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You make some very good points about the obsession with politics. It’s always been a Dem and leftist thing - remember the leftist slogan, “ the personal is the political” meaning everything you did had to be motivated by your adherence to the party line. And once the media took up the chant, there was no escape from it and life became all politics all the time.

One of the disadvantages of the GOP as a party and conservatives in general in our attempt to counter the left is that we have never been obsessed, we have outlside influences in our lives (usually religious) that keep things in perspective, and we trust in ideals, laws and - dare I say it- reality. For the left, there is no other authority or principle but leftist politics and the state shaped by them. Anything is legitimate for them because they are the new man and everything they do is good and justified by their adherence to leftist political positions and their opposition to anything, particularly anything in the sphere of private life (such as religion, adherence to ethics or moral standards, etc), that might challenge this.

So I can believe them capable of anything now and it wouldn’t surprise me if they discussed ways of getting rid of their “enemy” that went way beyond the usual lawfare and dirty political tricks.

I don't think this breakdown of the republic is divided on a right/left or GOP/DEM line. Over the last century people have lost much of the ability or drive to be "free-thinkers," yet grounded in some absolute morality. The advent of radio and other mass communication has facilitated the control of the minds of the masses by the powerful. Law has changed into "ends jusify the rationale" game - the natural law paradigm is long dead. Judges, teachers, churches, every institution has been substantially corrupted.

Powerful members on both sides of the right/left divide, and the GOP/DEM divide, are "all in" for this, "living constitution," and "universal suffrage" system of keeping the population from getting restive.

Otherwise, I completely agree with your take. Everything is on the table with these leaders. Bribery, blackmail, and even assassination. Those are not forbidden tools, they are the preferred tools.