As we dutifully watch what is happening down in the United States it might be useful to remember something that happened way back during the reign of Henry 11 of England!
It was in 1170, and Thomas à Becket, the head of the Church in England was resisting the King’s attempt to subordinate the Church courts to the civil courts. (You could say he was the closest thing in 12th century England to a leader of the opposition.)
Henry II was beside himself and in the course of one of his rants against the cleric he said: “Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?”
Four knights at the court, hearing this, decided the quickest way to rise in the king’s service was to go to Canterbury and do just that.
They found Becket on the altar of his cathedral and hacked him to pieces with their swords. (This caused a great outcry throughout Christendom, and the king had to swear it was all a ghastly misunderstanding... he had only been venting, not giving actual orders.)
WELL: Donald Drumpf might not be convicted for some of his rants that have resulted in crimes by his supporters... but it could add to the phenomenally long list of charges we already have waiting eh!
The way I see it anyway!
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