Tuesday, June 26, 2012

The Imperial President

I first came on the term "Imperial President" in a political science class.  It was the intention of the original framers of the Constitution that the Executive Branch of government would be the weakest with the Congress, the representatives of the people from each state, being the strongest.

Flash forward to contemporary times and we give no thought to an operating budget to run the country.  Instead, we have a "continuing resolution" with the Executive Branch establishing policy and administering funds by "Executive Order".

With the country split down the middle, ideologically speaking of course, I find that the current President, Barack H. Obama does not represent my views.  He grew up with and surrounds himself with communists and activists engaged in anti-American activity, smoked pot and did cocaine, and now believes in destroying the nation's economy by driving it deep into debt, $14 trillion in the near term.

The President has failed to lead the country in my humble opinion and by his actions is not a leader I wish to follow as a citizen of the United States of America.  There are examples abound since he came into office.  If you have access to a computer, all you have to do is enter the search parameters "Obama and leader" and do the reading for yourself.  You decide.  It's all out there.

But my most recent example of President Obama acting and expanding the concept of the phenom, "Imperial Presidency" and his proclivity to ignore and most astonishingly is his recent Executive Order in granting a 2 year amnesty for illegal aliens.  He shamelessly proclaimed this to win the "Latino" vote.

Then shortly after the Supreme Court unanimously agreed on the one section of the Arizona Law that allowed local police to stop and determine if an individual was an illegal or not, "the Obama administration said Monday it is suspending existing agreements with Arizona police over enforcement of federal immigration laws, and said it has issued a directive telling federal authorities to decline many of the calls reporting illegal immigrants that the Homeland Security Department may get from Arizona police." 


Obama's actions in effect negated the Supreme Court's decision on the question of stopping suspected illegal immigrants in Arizona and throughout the country.


Obama's failure of leadership is summarized in this way.  He is driven by making "political" decisions that will, in his mind and those of his campaign staff, insure his reelection instead of making "policy" decisions that are based in the Constitution and therefore good for the country.

I urge you, as you read these words, to take your vote seriously, study the issues as presented by both men seeking the Presidency, and govern yourself accordingly for the good of our country.


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