Hail El Presidente

Joe Biden's whirlwind use of Executive Orders over the last few days to set in motion policy that circumvents legislative debate have all the hallmarks of the dictatorial impulse. This should concern both sides of the aisle as the slap-in-the-face that it offers Congress is apparent. Since FDR the executive has been gaining ground against the legislative and it is an extremely serious concern. The very notion of checks and balances so envisioned by the Founding Fathers looks to take a backseat if the trend continues and in all likelihood it will. 

However it is hardly surprising as the centralization of power is a mainstay of progressive ideology that defers power to a rule by an elite (who are of course better than the rest of us). At its epicenter this speaks towards totalitarianism. Barack Obama reaffirmed the template for the modern age in his abuse of  power in the way he authorized military action in Libya overriding Congress. He did the same with the 'Dreamer' initiatives.

The controlled media which has abdicated its role as necessary voice of dissension (dragging much of the population with it)  gave him the free pass that was demanded. Democracy does indeed 'die in darkness'. It will get worse.