That is somewhat poetic.

That was an awesome post.

There is no political solution...

Spirits in the Material World - The Police
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k8ZW8wr68k

Look at the actions of elected officials.

They create a separate retirement system for themselves.
They exempt themselves from our socialized medical system.
They have armed guards.

The power is always in the peoples hands?

The Bitcoin Will (you know, for dead peeps)

Advantages:
Irreversible
Private
Uncontestable
Tax benefits
No waiting

Has there been any precedent in executing a Last Will And Testament using Bitcoins and the Bitcoin network?

Is there an existing technological solution, or is one potentially feasible?

Would it use some version of a Dead Man's Switch?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_man's_switch

If nothing else, is there some PR value here?

You look a little pale.

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Therefore, Bitcoin was created.

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

Government is/will require detailed transaction info from exchanges.  Despite that, some users will prefer to trade with them.  That can still work.

For others, consider conducting Bitcoin transactions using incremental P2P, including face-to-face transactions.  Make government(s) less relevant.

Tips for local transactions
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=137272.0;all

Wikipedia has resisted our advances so far, but don't forget what an advantage for us it will be when they finally do accept BTC.

A variation of the Bitpay method would be an escalating interval method.  Increase the escrow or holding period of the BTC collected for Wikipedia.  Perhaps double the waiting period each time.

And they have this statement at
https://donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:FundraiserLandingPage&country=US&uselang=en&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_source=donate&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org

We are trying to make it easy for people in every country to donate. Please let us know how we could make it easier for you. Send your suggestions to: problemsdonating@wikimedia.org.

And then they posted this at
https://donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:FundraiserLandingPage&country=US&uselang=en&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_source=donate&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org

We are trying to make it easy for people in every country to donate. Please let us know how we could make it easier for you. Send your suggestions to: problemsdonating@wikimedia.org.

I am a big fan of face-to-face BTC transactions.

Consider finding a BTC dealer (in advance) at your destination using
Craigslist http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites
and/or
LocalBitcoins.com https://localbitcoins.com/

and take a look at the Tips for local transactions thread at
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=137272.0;all
which contains my report.

Airports automatically have good security and WiFi.

The chances are good that you will not need to wait for ATMs to be installed at airports.  And your transactions will be much more private than an ATM will provide.

Not really, but I did buy an Asus tablet computer from the Bitcoinstore, and I was very satisfied.
https://www.bitcoinstore.com/

That is a reasonable question.

If that were the case, I would take additional precautions.

Transferring incrementally, perhaps 100 BTC at a time, with the cash transported to a bank lock box by my courier (or by me if necessary), and the BTC transfers initiated by another assistant from a remote computer on telephone command, with some code words involved.

And the Kryptonite...  Don't forget the Kryptonite.

I received about $1200 USD worth of Bitcoins while engaged in internet commerce.  I needed some cash to pay a bulldozer operator.  I had never purchased any Bitcoins, so I did not have an online account to cash them out.  So I looked around for some options.  I found some local Bitcoin dealers on Craigslist http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites , and then noticed some of the same ones on LocalBitcoins.com https://localbitcoins.com/

I ended up emailing and then phoning a dealer who was only about two miles away from me.  He sounded knowledgeable, confident, and was not "tricky" or evasive.  We arranged to meet in a "safe location" that had security cams and free WiFi.  I first transferred my Bitcoins to an Electrum wallet on my laptop, and drove to meet him.  We met.  I booted up my laptop, I connected to the WiFi, I showed him the Electrum balance on my computer screen, he counted out the hundred dollar bills on the table (which I politely did not touch), he emailed me his Bitcoin wallet address, I transferred the Bitcoins to his wallet from my Electrum wallet while he was monitoring the block chain, the transfer was instantaneous, and I picked up the money and left.

I felt like agent 007

I asked him.  He does not even have a computer.  And I tried to barter.

Bitcoinstore was good to me.

https://www.bitcoinstore.com/

I received about $1200 USD worth of Bitcoins while engaged in internet commerce.  I needed some cash to pay a bulldozer operator.  I had never purchased any Bitcoins, so I did not have an online account to cash them out.  So I looked around for some options.  I found some local Bitcoin dealers on Craigslist http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites , and then noticed some of the same ones on LocalBitcoins.com https://localbitcoins.com/

I ended up contacting a dealer who was only about two miles away from me.  He sounded knowledgeable, confident, and was not "tricky" or evasive.  We arranged to meet in a "safe location" that had security cams and free WiFi.  I transferred my Bitcoins to an Electrum wallet on my laptop, and drove to meet him.  We met. I booted up my laptop, I connected to the WiFi, I showed him the Electrum balance, he counted out the hundred dollar bills on the table (which I politely did not touch), he emailed me his Bitcoin wallet address, I transferred the Bitcoins to his wallet while he was monitoring the block chain, and I picked up the money and left.

I had arrived in the future.