Tyranny creeps into our national life on padded cat's paws, easily visible on each excursion to those who pay heed. Over decades it has delicately pranced over and around our Founders' Constitution in all areas of government in ways that we, the people, have empowered by our inattention. The pace of tyranny's arrival has accelerated in recent years, with our history's prior precedents ignored. Each branch of government has spread its authority over us without our conscious consent. The Constitution had its faults; its benign neglect of slavery and enfranchisement of all are two of the most notable. However, these have been corrected towards that more perfect union by the blood and the voice of our ultimate Founders who retain all rights and delegate all powers, the people. Their voice need be heard again.
The Executive branch, our Presidency, has always been recognized as the greatest danger to our Constitutional republic. After our war of independence many sought to name Georg…
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