President Obama’s Creepy Executive Order: "Putting the economy on a permanent war footing"

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68. While this isn't a major step off the cliff,

....it DOES inch us further to The Authoritarian Right.

We were taken OVER the edge during the Bush Administration with "Bi-Partisan" help from the Centrist Democrats
with the Patriot Act, the AUMF (Authorization to Use Military Force in Iraq), and a defacto Declaration of a Perpetual WAR on a Concept (Terror), and the assumption of all the Executive War Time Powers of a Unitary executive that go along a REAL War.
Can we expect the White House to surrender those powers when we have defeated "TERROR"?

Our Congress has completely abrogated its Constitutionally assigned DUTY as a Co-Equal Branch of government to provide a Check and Balance on the White House.

In 2008, I had expected our Constitution Scholar to Walk us Back from the edge,
but that didn't happen.
Instead, we have been treated to a reaffirmation of the Patriot Act, now endorsed by BOTH political parties as the New Normal
and a further incremental assault on our Constitutionally Protected Rights through a series of EOs, and legislation such as the NDAA which further increase the power of our government over its citizens, and moves our Government of the People further AWAY from accountability TO those People.

While some here seem determined to minimize the effects of these EOs,
and insist that legislation such as the NDAA only "clarifies" the powers of the White House,
and that any changes are "insignificant", no one can claim that any of these reduce the POWERS held by our White House and our government.
No One can claim that these steps make the American People more FREE, or bestows MORE rights TO The People,
or further clarifies our protections FROM our government.

Anyone watching the movement AWAY from our Constitutionally Guaranteed Liberties toward a more Authoritarian,
more SECRET, Less Transparent, Less Accountable Executive Branch SHOULD BE ALARMED.
We ARE moving in the WRONG DIRECTION, even IF it is with Baby Steps.

Where will YOU Draw the Line?