"After World War II, the U.S. government was converted into a national-security state, which is a totally different type of governmental structure. The national-security branch of the government — i.e., the Pentagon, the vast military-industrial complex, the army of “defense” contractors, the CIA, and the NSA — wield omnipotent, totalitarian-like powers, including the power of assassination. There is no such thing as “limited government” under a national-security state."

https://www.fff.org/2024/04/10/why-the-jfk-assassination-still-matters/