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Remembering JFK — And Pondering What HE Would Have Done

Yesterday was the 42nd anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s murder. Most baby boomers can remember where they were (yours truly had just finished a speech in an unsuccessful run as Treasurer for the Amity Jr. High School student council, when a teacher got up and made an announcement — and everyone gasped, filing out of the auditorium quietly).

People often wonder what JFK would have done with some of the problems today. One question: would he have have favored pre-emption?
Here’s one view.



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