Abraham Lincoln authorized the creation of the Secret Service whose original purpose was to investigate counterfeit money which accounted for almost half of all US currency. He was shot the same day.

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Writer works for CIA comnected Washington Post:

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Our society's drive to tune out bad news will be our undoing. If we're unable to embrace a collective sense that even one preventable death hurts ALL of us, this is just going to get worse. I'm really despairing.

I think a society is embracing unconstitutional martial law.

Hmm.

Anyway Lincoln was a useful tool who needed not matter anymore. Once the Reconstructionists had their way in "looting" the treasury and creating a credit society based on permanent public debt.