Both Bush and Obama have extended presidential powers beyond what is appropriate. Ron Fournier raises the issue of how these powers could be misused by a future president. Both liberal Democrats and Republicans have been short-sighted when it comes to protecting the American people from presidential overreach.
Think about it, liberals. What if there is a president in your lifetime who is more conservative than Bush? What if that commander in chief is empowered, as were Bush and Obama, by a national tragedy and a compliant Congress? Your guy Obama has armed a president-turned-zealot with dangerous powers and precedents.
Think about it, conservatives. It may be maddening to listen to Obama tie himself into knots over the balance between liberty and freedom, but what if the next Democratic president sees no limit on a commander in chief's powers? What if he or she doesn't give a whit about offending the mainstream media?
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