@Furio, I can't say I agree. Back then, when there was a Commission for sure, they took themselves pretty seriously as a governing body. Someone who declared themselves boss would have been whacked sooner or later, even if it took 10 years to do it.

@ItalianIrishMix, I agree with your suspicions about a Bonanno Galante conspiracy to wreak mischief. Problem is, Joe Bonanno was, as always, so well insulated from his intrigues, that it's hard for us to pinpoint his role in them. If Bonanno was consulted about the Galante hit ahead of time, that means the Commission itself might not have been certain about Bonanno's involvement in Galante's ambitions and was testing him to see which way he would answer.

@Barrett, you don't need a bunch of Capos and soldiers earning and paying tribute if your number one cash crop is narcotics and you are letting your capos deal in it.