Republicans in the U.S. Senate proposed a plan to cede power to the Obama administration in an attempt to give President Obama more latitude in sequestration cuts. The Anointed One declined by emphasizing that he’s not a dictator.
Many of us would retort that he basically is a
dictator by the very nature of our bureaucratic state. Congress actually has ceded its
responsibilities. The accumulation of
power in the executive began during the Progressive Era through a series of
constitutional amendments, bastardized judicial rulings, and the craven
cowardice of congressmen. We’ve come to a
point where bureaucrats can churn out 700 pages of new regulations without the
approval or oversight of our elected representatives. Does anyone still believe that this is a
representative republic?
The genius of Obama is he puts on the air of a dictator
and yet denies he has any responsibility for what is happening in his
administration. Recently, the Department
of Homeland Security released thousands of illegal aliens from prison. Obama and his DHS secretary feigned surprise,
and blamed “career bureaucrats,” essentially wiping their hands of this
outrage.Augustus resigned the consulship in 23 BC as a gesture to satisfy senators who were anxious to receive consular honors themselves. He rarely held that title again. Augustus instead assumed the powers of a tribune, the republican official who represented the people and had the power to propose or veto legislation. The Romans heaped other honors upon him, including the office of censor, which enabled him to control the membership of the Senate. They also made him pontifex maximus, the head of the state religion, and finally pater patriae or "father of the country." These offices and titles gave Augustus no real additional power, for he already controlled every aspect of religious, civil, and military life.
The Era of Augustus Caesar was called
the Pax Romana. In the United States, the
end result of decades of progressivism should be called the Pox Obama.
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