Do We Have a President or a King?

by Joseph Czarnecki

1. Hamilton was in favor of a strong presidency and Jefferson in favor of strong states, because he did not want to be ruled by a king similar to what was happening in Europe
   
2. Jefferson argued against anything similar to having a king here in the United States. Whereas Hamilton felt we needed strong leadership and a national bank.
3. The solution was to have three branches of government: a president, Congress and Supreme Court.  Checks and balances would prevent a president from acting like a king.
4. Unfortunately, we have a president now who wants to act as if he is a king:

• He started the war with Iran without approval by Congress.
• He knocked down the east wing without approval by Congress or anyone else.
• He had his name placed above John Kennedy‘s at the center for the performing arts.
• He used his influence as the president to accumulate billions of dollars.
• When he is interviewed in the White House, you’ll often see gold in the background on the walls. That is similar to what the Kings did in the past.

It appears that phone calls or letters to your Republican congressman will not change their behavior, because they are afraid of being primaried by Trump’s support for their opponent.  The solution seems to be to support and vote for Democratic congressmen.