Barack Obama is ignoring the words of the Democratic Party’s founder, Thomas Jefferson, who warned,
“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine”
The clearest reaction to the mob has been Obama’s rush to can CEOs who are unpopular. Liberal movie maker Michael Moore, giddy about Obama’s recent decisions, wrote,
“Did Obama really fire the chairman of General Motors?…Can he do that?..."
Jefferson and his fellow Founding Fathers held a deep rooted fear of what they called “mob rule.” If the people’s passions rule there will be no rule of law. Protecting individuals and their personal property, their labor, and their plans for the future is a primary function of government. They believed the government should never steal from the unpopular few and redistribute to the masses. The Founders embedded these rights in the Constitution.
Obama’s team sees America as a nation where might makes right; the will of the people as expressed through our visionary leader Obama is all that matters. An America without the restraint of power is dangerous. His arrogance towards the Constitution and our founders is astounding. But, it doesn’t matter to him because he received more votes... [snip]
Obama’s expansion of presidential powers should be very troubling to all Americans. Legalized plunder is gaining popularity. In the words of Patrick Henry;
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people; it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government -- lest it come to dominate our lives and interests."
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