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And the king of democracy is crowned
Photo Credit: Jason Frost
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January 30, 2012
Mick Walters, Web Editor
Commander and Chief of the military is now the king of Congress.
America was created on the foundation against tyranny, but is now becoming tyrannical. The president’s job description is Commander and Chief of the military, but that is never the focus of presidential debates. As the election approaches ever closer, the questions are all political and economical. The presidential position has now become a throne, and the title a crown.
The checks and balances system was set up to give no one branch too much power, but has slowly deteriorated. The Supreme Court has shown no power since the 1980s. The Congress and the president are now set to duke it out. It is one versus many, but that one has so much power, and it is called a veto.
Many presidents have suggested bills to be put in place instead of just watching over what Congress puts through. Is not Congress the lawmaker? It seems like a horrible dream with a role reversal. Congress now finds its place in the passenger seat, approving the president’s decisions.
In the 1860s, Abraham Lincoln bypassed the other two branches to control the whole country. In the early stages of American history, that would be considered tyranny. If he had not been such a trustful man, how would have the U.S. turned out? Two of the biggest documents in the post-revolutionary age were created by the president. The Emancipation Proclamation freed the southern slaves, and set the stage for the thirteenth amendment. The New Deal program made by Franklin Delano Roosevelt brought the U.S. out of the Great Depression. Both presidents simultaneously won a war while salvaging the domestic aspect of the country. They are great men, but also great leaders.
Now, the U.S. expects every president to do the same, but that is impossible. The chances are the next president will not be as triumphant as Lincoln or Roosevelt, but they still need to be able to deal with the military and in a small part the legislature. The president should be a great military leader, not a pencil-pushing lawmaker.
The times maybe changing, but the Constitution should stay strong, vote for the right reasons.
