cause for alarm

Don't We Have a Constitution, Not a King
By Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. Posted June 1, 2007.
Bush has issued a directive that would place all governmental powers in his hands in the case of a catastrophic emergency. If a terrorist attack happens before the 2008 election, could Bush and Cheney use this to avoid relinquishing power to a successor administration?
As the nation focused on whether Congress would exercise its constitutional duty to cut funding for the war, Bush quietly issued an unconstitutional bombshell that went virtually unnoticed by the corporate media.
The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive, signed on May 9, 2007, would place all governmental power in the hands of the President and effectively abolish the checks and balances in the Constitution.
If a "catastrophic emergency" -- which could include a terrorist attack or a natural disaster -- occurs, Bush's new directive says: "The President shall lead the activities of the Federal Government for ensuring constitutional government."
What about the other two co-equal branches of government? The directive throws them a bone by speaking of a "cooperative effort" among the three branches, "coordinated by the President, as a matter of comity with respect to the legislative and judicial branches and with proper respect for the constitutional separation of powers." The Vice-President would help to implement the plans.

Cause for alarm … ?

From the security of our “corporate” mass media induced “ostrich” position “we” – that’s you and me – don’t see a damn thing. “We” retain the catatonic induced hypnotic state “corporate” education has successfully instilled in us.

“We” wouldn’t know “catastrophic emergency” if it bit us in the butt. Separation of powers, what the hell is that all about…? Constitution, who needs it, it’s old, obsolete, useless in our modern “techno” world, and besides King George has it all under control.

But who and what controls King George . . . ?