Through chilling legal jargon and a patchwork of legal citations from prior case law, a Justice Department white paper leaked to NBC News provides one of the clearest indication yet that the administration of President Barack Obama has claimed the power to kill people and there are few checks on this claimed executive power.

Making alterations to lending, securitization and derivatives are positive steps, but giving the Fed more power, and shuffling the deck chairs of the regulatory arena, while leaving Wall Street’s landscape intact – is NOT an overhaul.