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If anything, there is more rationale now for an autocratic system ruled by ukase and decree -- rather than a constitutional self-governing one ruled by law -- than during the Bush years. The Crisis State that Obama is inheriting is on the verge of -- or is actually -- imploding on many fronts simultaneously. Just prioritizing the Catastrophe the Nation faces calls for an autocrat rather than a democrat (which is one reason why ancient democracies often turned to "temporary dictators", eh?) to get through the troubled times ahead to say the least.
Funny you should talk like that. Yesterday, President-Elect Obama gave a public statement on the economic stimulus package he was sending to Congress. Among the things he said was that he was "going to ban earmarks". In my recollection, the President of the United States does not have the authority to order the Congress of the United States to change the way they write legislation. Is he being inaugurated as Tribune in addition to President?
