"Etcetera, Etcetera, Etcetera"

I remember a movie called “The King and I” starring Yul Brynner as the King of Siam. The film was a musical based on the play “Anna and the King of Siam”.

The King was a dictator who would make declarations followed by the statement “Let it be said, let it be done”. The King would make lengthy edicts with countless rules and regulations, sometimes followed with the words “etcetera, etcetera, etcetera……..” as an addendum, implying there would be more to follow. His Highness would parade around pompously like a prideful peacock as he barked out his dictates to his scribe; no one ever questioned his authority, they all feared him. This was fiction.

Nero was an Emperor of Rome, perhaps Rome’s most vicious ruler. It was believed he was a madman and all of Rome lived in fear of him as he would order death at any time without warning, and his word was law. No person in Rome ever questioned Nero as it would have invoked his wrath and a severe penalty from this horrid dictator. Nero was real.

Josef Stalin was the leader of Russia during WWII, and he was a feared leader by his people. Stalin ordered the deaths of tens of thousands of his own people; anyone he perceived as a political enemy was sent to a Gulag in Siberia, never to be seen again; his word was law. No one questioned Josef Stalin; he was real.

Adolph Hitler was the leader of Germany during its’ darkest period. Hitler seized power during a time of severe economic distress in Germany and subverted his way into total power in that troubled country. Hitler controlled everything in the nation when he took over, and millions of people died because of his decisions. He is probably the most evil man that has held power since time began; he was real. Nobody questioned Hitler; if you did, you died.

This week President Barack Hussein Obama received some unhappy news. It seems some of his appointments are under question as being “unconstitutional” and may have upsetting results for Mr. Obama. Mr. Obama has tried to use some “loopholes” to put people in positions of power and avoid the Congress for approval; kind of like “imposing his will” on the American people without consent.

It is no secret that Mr. Obama said on several occasions that he would “Do things on his own” when the Congress moved too slowly to suit him. I guess “doing things on his own” means twisting the Constitution to fit his will and his agenda.

We have a process in the United States of America, the Constitutional process; a system constructed to protect the people from the singular dictates of anyone who feels he is above the law. This process isn’t supposed to be “twisted” to fit any political agenda, regardless of the motives.

I don’t know if Barack Obama struts around his office like a “proud peacock” shouting out orders, glaring at those who disagree with him. I have seen expressions of anger on his face when things haven’t gone his way; he quickly smiles when those expressions come out, after all he must protect his image. He is real, and he is the President of the United States. I wonder if he has ever said “Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera……..”?