Posted on 11/11/2012 10:20:36 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
In a diary posted Thursday at the left wing Daily Kos, Michael Alton Gottlieb called for Obama to rule the country as a "benevolent" dictator.
"The American Presidency is a de facto dictatorship," he wrote.
According to Gottlieb, the president "has unprecedented power of Fiat" and "literally has the power of life and death over every citizen in the nation."
So, in Gottlieb's view, the president should use that power for "good."
Echoing Michael Moore, Gottlieb says Obama should "lock up the bankers," without giving any reason why. Apparently, the fact that they work in a bank is reason enough for them to be stripped of their right to due process and tossed in jail.
"Reform the system. Forgive the debt. Reboot," he added. Unfortunately, the economy doesn't work that way, but it probably sounded good to Gottlieb at the time he wrote it.
He also called for Obama to unilaterally declare a national emergency, but doesn't say exactly why. He says America should "bring the troops home and the military-industrial-complex to heel."
Gottlieb seems to have forgotten the Executive Order signed by Obama that would spell out what could happen in such a declared national emergency. The order, signed in March, would effectively nationalize everything, including food, water and U.S. citizens...
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Be careful what you ask for, Michael Alton Gottlib - most dictators are overthrown, and usually quite violently.
“Utopian Fantasies for Liberal Idiots: a handbook for Communists”... The trouble with modern dayliberals is fhey are naive and trust their government too much. They sincerely believe the government has their backs...fools
This country is so going down the path of ancient Rome as it drifted from republic to dictatorship. Of course Obama less reminds me of Caesar than the the half Syrian half African transgender emperor Elagabalus.
I couldn’t agree more. Sadly, with exception of maybe Mike Gallagher, Salem Radio’s line up of talkers are mostly GOP-e apologists with Medved and Hewitt being the worst offenders.
Alton, I look at that word (and it's consequences), differently than you do. [Hint: 2nd amendment]
5.56mm
> We have more people, more weapons, more appropriate equipment (night vision, camouflage, ATVs, etc.), veterans and much more. Are they that stupid?
I know I don’t have to tell you this but:
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.
Obama’s base is a bunch of fanatics and extremists. This is a fact that should be made public as much as possible. The Democrats play the “extremist” game constantly, and so should we.
A hollow threat is safe to ignore.
remember when Bammy “joked” he wanted to rule without regard to Congress?
Remember that idiot lady Governor who “joked” that elections should be canceled so they can fix the economy?
Remember how many NY TIMES columnists wax eloquently about China’s system?
No question that if they had their way, Liberals would have a dictatorship.
I detect a trend.
Thanks for the various pings over the past several weeks. I’ve been out of town/country and am still trying to catch up on my ping reading.
What Good Can a Handgun Do Against An Army?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2312894/posts
“Please LEAD US- We are sheep - baahahahahhh”
I work at a large university.
Much too far. Much much too far. It's not just cop shops and Fibbies now it's in the WH and raining down from above to meet the rising tide.
Gottlieb’s “reboot” will likely end the same way it did in Jurassic Park, with all the wild animals getting loose and killing the “smart” zoo keepers.
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