dictatorship is a fact beyond any serious dispute. . . The theory holds that the president has the arbitrary right to ignore any law that he feels is an unconstitutional infringement of his power--and a law is automatically unconstitutional if the president feels it infringes on his power. This neatly-squared circle makes Congress irrelevant and removes the judiciary from the loop altogether. Thus the only effective power left in the land is the 'unitary executive'--the fancy modern name that the legal minions of President George W. Bush [and now President Obama] have given to the ancient concept of "tyranny." Tuesday, April 5, 2011
"That the United States, once touted as the 'world's greatest democracy,' is now ruled by a presidential dictatorship is a fact beyond any serious dispute. . . The theory holds that the president has the arbitrary right to ignore any law that he feels is an unconstitutional infringement of his power--and a law is automatically unconstitutional if the president feels it infringes on his power. This neatly-squared circle makes Congress irrelevant and removes the judiciary from the loop altogether. Thus the only effective power left in the land is the 'unitary executive'--the fancy modern name that the legal minions of President George W. Bush [and now President Obama] have given to the ancient concept of "tyranny."
- Chris Floyd, "Power, Paranoia and Presidential Tyranny"
dictatorship is a fact beyond any serious dispute. . . The theory holds that the president has the arbitrary right to ignore any law that he feels is an unconstitutional infringement of his power--and a law is automatically unconstitutional if the president feels it infringes on his power. This neatly-squared circle makes Congress irrelevant and removes the judiciary from the loop altogether. Thus the only effective power left in the land is the 'unitary executive'--the fancy modern name that the legal minions of President George W. Bush [and now President Obama] have given to the ancient concept of "tyranny." 
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An election for President and Commander in Chief of the Military must strive to be above reproach. Our public institutions must give the public confidence that a presidential candidate has complied with the election process that is prescribed by our Constitution and laws. It is only after a presidential candidate satisfies the rules of such a process that he/she can expect members of the public, regardless of their party affiliations, to give him/her the respect that the Office of President so much deserves.
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