> This could have led to the public execution of the Vice President and speaker of the house. This came close to being a dramatically worse event.
I remain unconvinced about how close that actually was, nor have I seen a compelling case that it was that close actually made.
Further, before it becomes close to "executing the Vice President", you can bet shots are going to actually be fired. Crowds of rioters behave very differently when gunshots start ringing out.
