"Barack Obama; Constitution Killer!"

Adolph Hitler, Mao, Stalin; these men all did certain things that were very similar; they did their best to stifle dissent from all of their opposition. Labor camps and prison were some of the places that these tyrants sent political and ideological opponents. They used the arms of the government to imprison those too vocal to suit the wishes of those dictators.

In America, we have a Constitution designed to protect peaceful dissent. We have the “Bill of Rights”, the first 10 amendments to our Constitution. They were put in to protect the sanctity of individual rights.

This same document gives us separation of power in the government, so no branch can have undo authority and abuse the rights of the people. Legislative, Executive and Judicial; we all learned this in our grade school social studies class, each branch with different duties, none with ultimate authority. No branch of government should be allowed to dominate the other two; it’s all about “checks and balances”.

Over the last three years, we have seen several attempts to manipulate our Constitution, to twist meaning and pervert intent. We have heard of attempts to censor the INTERNET, not from pornography, but from political views that some in Congress deemed “dangerous”. Strangely, this was never brought up while the “Klan”, “American Communist Party” or the “New Black Panthers” poisoned the screen of countless computers: it only came with the rise of conservative blogs that have become a thorn in the side of the left. Can you say “1^st Amendment” rights?

A new bill was signed into law by President Barack Obama recently. It is called the National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 1540. To put it mildly, this law “SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME”. This law gives the president the authority to “detain U.S. citizens without official charge”. I know plenty of people I would like to toss in jail, but they all have the same rights I do; you know, that pesky Constitution!

This bill gives me visions of Gestapo or KGB agents kicking in doors and hauling off people to an unnamed detention center for unknown reasons, for an unknown length of time. NO PRESIDENT SHOULD HAVE THIS POWER! Now Barack Obama has it! This has been done under the cloak of terrorism, but it opens the door to political oppression by a partisan president. Can this be a tool for Barack Obama to use to suppress those who disagree with him? After all, he could conclude that anyone who disagrees with him may have “terrorist intentions”, and off to “re-education camp” they go! Mr. Obama didn’t bat an eye when he signed this into law. Perhaps he saw a great opportunity at the end of his pen!