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In reply to the discussion: Obama vs Hersh [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)about our favorite leaders, maybe we could just trust them. But since we do not live in a monarchy, every power we bestow on a sitting president, will be passed on to the next president who might not trust so much.
I remember when Bush declared himself to be the sole judge and jury, the Unitary Executive, regarding dealing with those HE viewed as enemies, how his supporters applauded that.
And I remember doing what I am now doing again, trying to tell them that they needed to understand that supporting giving their president the powers of a King meant supporting passing along those powers to the next president, who might very well be a 'dreaded liberal'.
There was no convincing them to look beyond their hero. As far as they were concerned, he was going to be there forever, just like a King. Blind partisanship, it's hard to argue with that.
I wonder how they feel now that what they supported for Bush DID pass on to this president.
So no, I trust NO politician in any democracy, no matter how much I may like him/her, with such incredible power.
As Thomas Jefferson warned 'you should not even trust US' meaning the FFs themselves.
Total trust is for cults imo. Presidents come and go, but the powers we choose to give them will live on until maybe it's too late.