“Dictators are not synonymous with monarchs.”
True, but I would argue that it’s a distinction without a difference. Dictators and monarchs can have positive and negative qualities which are primarily dependent on the individual. Dictators and monarchs can have absolute power or limited power. Examples of dictatorships with limited power include the central committee of Soviet Union; the chief did have to contend with other members continually jockeying for power. Just ask Kruschev. It is true that over the past 300 years, monarchs have become a more benign force because of constitutional limits placed on their power. But the original concept of monarchy established absolute control derived from the theory of divine right of kings.
“We have a tyrant and America is a police state.”
You’ll get no argument with me over that statement. But it’s worst than that because the emerging tyranny is concealed by the great history and traditions of this country and the superficial appearance and vestiges of our constitutional government. 0bama has lulled the people into complaceny by operating under the facade of a once great constitutional republic. He is the assassin lurking in the shadows, and the people cannot see him for what he is.
Correctamundo! Only the shell of our republic remains. Its guts are rotted. One of my faults is I normally check out the morning C-Span show. If the rats that infest that show are typical of their brethren, it means a large minority think the purpose of congress is to do as Obama orders them.