As an "original" of both the historic Mafia cosca back in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, as well as a founding member of the American Mafia, and its national regulatory body -- "The Commission" -- Bonanno was way too respected a figure for that.

Despite the hatred and envy some Commission members may have personally harbored for Bonanno, the Commission as a whole would never vote for such a hit. And without Commission approval, hitting any member -- but especially a "official" sitting boss of a Family, was simply out of the question.