Why are so many Americans enamored of the role of the presidency? [View all]

[kentuck]

Our Founders, in writing the Constitution, did not put the presidency above the other branches of government. If there was a superior branch, it would have been the Legislative Branch. The very cornerstone of our Constitution is "We, the People". It is not we, the President. It is not we, the Judiciary.

But, in order to have a constitutional Republic, rather than a "pure democracy", they created equal branches of government, where no one branch could abuse their power over the others. Somehow, we forgot that lesson of history.

It seems we have forgotten one of the most important points of our history and are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. We fought the Revolution to rid ourselves of King George III. We refused to obey the demands of an authoritarian. Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death!". His speech exemplified the passion of the Revolution.

The President was never meant to have the power that we now bestow upon the position. It is blasphemous to see Republicans worship the guy in the White House as if he were another King George. The President was not meant to be a King.