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The first para here (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/05/obama-ki...)

  The most extremist power any political leader can assert 
  is the power to target his own citizens for execution 
  without any charges or due process, far from any 
  battlefield. The Obama administration has not only 
  asserted exactly that power in theory, but has exercised 
  it in practice.
Even as a UK citizen I shall recite the following:

  Dear Mr Franklin, Sorry its taken me a while to catch 
  up.  I promise to stay on the ball from now on.



Dear Mr Franklin, Sorry its taken me a while to catch up. I promise to stay on the ball from now on.

What is this referring to? Google brings up nothing at all on this paragraph.


I think it's a reference to his quote about those who will give up liberty for security


It is an imaginary speech to Ben F. apologising to all the Founding Fathers for forgetting to keep watch.




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