The President Who Would Be King

  As a person who enjoys studying history,  I find my self troubled,  by a new trend in our government. President Obama,  seems to be acting more like a king, who would rule,  over his subjects, rather than a President,  who was elected to serve and carry out the expressed will of the people of this country.When President Obama says,  we can't wait on Congress, to pass his so called jobs bill, and thus, seeks to  go around congressional authority, it is at that point,  he acts as a king would.
  This is not really new, in fact,  this practice of extreme abuse of power was the main reason a document called the Magna Carta was first adopted in 1215. Basically,the Magna Carta laid the foundation for the belief, that even a king,  was not above, the rule of law. As you may have guessed, the Magna Carta of 1215 would later serve as the foundation of the Constitution of the United States. There is a function of the Magna Carta that I find most interesting, especially, when it talks about,  the freedom of the individual,  and it stands against,  the arbitrary,  authority,  of the despot, in other words,  a king.
  As I recall,  from history,  the English colonies revolted against King George The Third of England because he would arbitrarily, abuse his authority, and pass and enact laws without any representatives present in the English Parliament to express the views and the will of the English colonies. This continual abuse of authority led to the Declaration of Independence which was passed,  and adopted,  July fourth 1776 thus,  the American Revolution was born,  and in 1781 with the hard fought American Revolution won we,  as Americans declared we would no longer be under the rule of any king. Instead,  we would have a President subject,  to the will of the American people,  and the will of the people,  would be represented,  by the forming of a Congress. which in the beginning,  represented the thirteen original colonies that now became the thirteen United states of America. At the Constitutional Convention of 1887,  the Constitution of the United states in it's final form was drawn up and formally adopted.You might say, the Magna Carta of 1215,  and Articles of Confederation of 1777,  and the Bill of Rights of 1791,  were the foundation from which was formed,  the Constitution of the United States that we supposedly,  still use today. I have to tell you though, sometimes,  I wonder if we,  as Americans,  truly,  appreciate the freedoms,  and limitations  of government that document provides.
  President Obama would do well to remember history, I don't think we're going to have an all out revolt, tomorrow, but one thing is sure, Americans have already revolted Against  one king. Americans, by in large, don't generally, tolerate tyranny very well. Perhaps,  if  President Obma  is not careful, in November of 2012 he may,  experience another American Revolution. As always, my friend, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.