As opposed to, say, 9 unelected people who wear funny black robes? Or hundreds of legislators, half of whom are disloyal to our country?
The only SAFE repository of power is the People themselves. But we have learned through history (there's that word again!) that people will naturally invest their power in a single individual, then in a council, then in a parliament, and finally go back to either anarchy for a time or a dictator.
We are naturally prone to give away our most precious birthright for a bowl of pottage. (See: Isaac vs. Esau.)
Our Founding Fathers knew full well how stupid people are, and in order to protect us from ourselves, designed a system whereby, when rights are threatened one way or the other, there is a solution.
And the solution today is investing a whole lot of power in one man who has proven himself worthy to wield such a power.
Julius Caesar is one of the most misunderstood people from history. His error was getting killed. Had he lived, we would celebrate him the same way we celebrate Oliver Cromwell and George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. These men all did similar things. Only AFTER they did what they did, did we try to invent fictions about why what they did was right and lawful and just. These men, however, had only the passion in their heart that even though they knew they were breaking laws and traditions, they were doing it for the right reasons and there truly was no other way.
There is a time for dictatorship, just like there is a time for deliberation and democracy. Anarchy has its place as well. All must be balanced and set at odds with each other, only able to overpower the others when they fight for individual rights. Had CONGRESS been leading the charge in taking on voter fraud, we would be with them. Had the COURTS done it, we would have been for them. As it is, Trump is in position to gain supreme leadership of the American people, at least for a time, for the simple fact that he and he alone stands to protect our rights.
The Founding Fathers were expecting us to get in the exact sort of problem we are in, and are expecting Trump to declare martial law, even summoning up the militia, and putting down the rebellion of those who are threatening and violating our most basic rights. AS HE SHOULD.
If the courts fail, if President Trump fails to do so, we are left with anarchy as the people will do it themselves. No one wants that. But we will gladly choose it over the alternative: SLAVERY.
The constitutional powers given to the president are nowhere near the 2020 president's powers. By now, the president has far too much power (along with the whole government). However I agree with many of your points. There are times in history that call for different kinds of government, different kinds of solutions. I'm glad right now that it's Trump in there because I do trust him. But we are playing with fire if the government isn't majorly stripped down, very soon.
As opposed to, say, 9 unelected people who wear funny black robes? Or hundreds of legislators, half of whom are disloyal to our country?
The only SAFE repository of power is the People themselves. But we have learned through history (there's that word again!) that people will naturally invest their power in a single individual, then in a council, then in a parliament, and finally go back to either anarchy for a time or a dictator.
We are naturally prone to give away our most precious birthright for a bowl of pottage. (See: Isaac vs. Esau.)
Our Founding Fathers knew full well how stupid people are, and in order to protect us from ourselves, designed a system whereby, when rights are threatened one way or the other, there is a solution.
And the solution today is investing a whole lot of power in one man who has proven himself worthy to wield such a power.
Julius Caesar is one of the most misunderstood people from history. His error was getting killed. Had he lived, we would celebrate him the same way we celebrate Oliver Cromwell and George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. These men all did similar things. Only AFTER they did what they did, did we try to invent fictions about why what they did was right and lawful and just. These men, however, had only the passion in their heart that even though they knew they were breaking laws and traditions, they were doing it for the right reasons and there truly was no other way.
There is a time for dictatorship, just like there is a time for deliberation and democracy. Anarchy has its place as well. All must be balanced and set at odds with each other, only able to overpower the others when they fight for individual rights. Had CONGRESS been leading the charge in taking on voter fraud, we would be with them. Had the COURTS done it, we would have been for them. As it is, Trump is in position to gain supreme leadership of the American people, at least for a time, for the simple fact that he and he alone stands to protect our rights.
The Founding Fathers were expecting us to get in the exact sort of problem we are in, and are expecting Trump to declare martial law, even summoning up the militia, and putting down the rebellion of those who are threatening and violating our most basic rights. AS HE SHOULD.
If the courts fail, if President Trump fails to do so, we are left with anarchy as the people will do it themselves. No one wants that. But we will gladly choose it over the alternative: SLAVERY.
The constitutional powers given to the president are nowhere near the 2020 president's powers. By now, the president has far too much power (along with the whole government). However I agree with many of your points. There are times in history that call for different kinds of government, different kinds of solutions. I'm glad right now that it's Trump in there because I do trust him. But we are playing with fire if the government isn't majorly stripped down, very soon.
Well said, Pede