[TaxRelief]

If he executed everyone who "might object", then millions must have died.

Seriously, nobody was executed because they "might object". Those who were executed, were real players who were eliminated as a preemptive move to put a stop to national disruption and coup attempts. Even imprisonment would not have stopped these guys.

[GoGophers]

Those who were executed, were real players who were eliminated as a preemptive move to put a stop to national disruption and coup attempts.

How do you determine the "real players" without a trial?