Americans Need to Know

The Separation of Powers is defined quite explicitly in the Constitution.  Unfortunately, the definition of an Executive Order is not.  The basic understanding is that Executive Orders are to facilitate the implementation of laws passed by Congress rather than make laws as Obama does.  But they have been issued for just about anything and everything ever since George Washington.  Since there is apparently a fine line between making laws or implementing laws, it is time for Congress to legislate what the meaning of an Executive Order is and for the Supreme Court to affirm it.

The American people deserve to know if presidents are violating the Constitution when they issue an Executive Order.  Has Obama crossed the line?  Have other presidents crossed it?  Are government agencies under the supervision of the president making laws or implementing them under Obama?  Are we going to adhere to the letter of the law or allow some judge to decide what he believes was Congressional intent?  Should the president be unilaterally allowed to act against the wishes of the majority of the American people without approval from Congress, as Obama has done with health care and the Iranian nuclear agreement, supposedly the two cornerstone achievements of his reign?

Until we get these questions answered, the United States will remain a dangerously polarized country as the president assumes autocratic dictatorial powers and does anything he damn well pleases.  Executive Orders as they are being used now make Congress absolutely useless.  It could be disbanded and we could save a lot of money.  In the last 7 years the United States has been transformed from a constitutional democratic federal republic to a totalitarian (because of political correctness) socialist oligarchy.  Is that what the American people really want?  The sad thing is that apparently about half of us do.  Either that or they are too uninterested, uninformed, or stupid to see what is happening. 

The Black Hole of Insanity

Has anyone noticed that America is rapidly sinking into a black hole of insanity?  It started with the election of Barack Obama, a man with no experience in the real world, a shady if not totally opaque background, radical friends, and a readily apparent dislike of traditional American principles and culture.  The insanity grew with the imposition of political correctness on American society, and was incomprehensibly reinforced by Obama's re-election.

The Democrats continue down the road to darkness by having Hillary as their standard bearer, a corrupt and proven serial liar with no accomplishments, no conscience, and no regard for playing by the rules.  They double down with Bernie Sanders as the alternate.  At least Bernie admits he is a committed Marxist, which means he and anyone who would vote for him never learned a damn thing from history books or observation of Marxist regimes in our lifetime.

Many Republicans have now succumbed to the dark side as well with loose cannon megalomaniac The Donald the front runner.  This is a man who has a history of changing his mind on the issues and about his political affiliation more often than he changes wives and his companies declare bankruptcy.  Now the descent into the black hole is almost complete as narcissistic psychopath and rapper Kanye West says he will run for president in 2020.  He might as well.  He could win.

The presidency is obviously becoming a celebrity position with no competence, integrity, or civility required.  Nothing is required but a gigantic ego and a pompous disdain for everyone but yourself.  The more bizarre the candidate the better chance they have of winning.  Next thing you know the Bloods, Crips, Bandidos, and Aryan Brotherhood will declare their own candidates for president.

Politics is just more proof that Americans are becoming ever more ignorant and malicious by the day.  Social media blogs, tweets, and comments on news and information websites are moving beyond outrageously absurd to disturbingly incendiary.  They are nothing but vicious name calling with no substance.  The polarization of American society is close to reaching the point of no return.  Electing leaders that instigate the polarization rather than try to repair it only accelerates the coming conflagration.

Insanity rules.  In the near future sane Americans will have only two choices.  Stockpile guns and ammunition to protect themselves from the rabid haters, or sell everything and move to the remote countryside - preferably in Canada, Australia or New Zealand.  The latter option would be much more pleasant, but they may stop letting Americans in seeing how unhinged we have become.