Interesting.- as yesterday I was having an ethical conflict of my own. I am a pacifist by nature, unless, of course, someone or something threatens me or anyone I love. Then the beast is released. Yesterday, I was considering if a few public guillotine demonstrations with some of the "usual suspects" would help people to see that there are consequences for their crimes. Currently, the only consequence, is getting promoted.
You cannot exercise the powers of government personally yourselves. You must trust to agents. If so, will you dispute giving them the power of acting for you, from an existing possibility that they may abuse it? As long as it is impossible for you to transact your business in person, if you repose no confidence in delegates, because there is a possibility of their abusing it, you can have no government; for the power of doing good is inseparable from that of doing some evil.
Imagine HAVING to be on that call. Your boss is a psycho propagandist and pathological liar... and every morning you have to listen to it. On a good note, Jeffrey Toobin keeps his moaning and groaning to a minimum.