In a recent interview, President Obama
lamented the checks and balances built into the American system of governance.
He said, “What I didn’t fully appreciate … is how decentralized power is in
this system.” He also often expresses frustration toward the framers of our
constitutional system: “I am constrained by a system that our Founders put in
place.”
Wait. What?! The man is allegedly a
constitutional scholar. Wasn’t he a professor of constitutional law at the
Univ. of Chicago? And he’s surprised that we have a system which balances the
power of the Executive branch (him), Legislative branch (Congress), and
Judicial branch (Courts)? This is news
to him? Um, right.
And this week, a second Wait. What?!
Does this mean our president really wishes he could wield dictatorial powers? A
perusal of his many executive orders—some of which have been blocked by the
courts as unconstitutional—would indicate the answer is: Yup.
Well, he did take office proclaiming
that he wanted to “fundamentally transform” our country. (Question: Does anyone
desire to fundamentally transform something he thinks is good? Just sayin’.) I
guess acting like the Emperor of America is a fundamental transformation.
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