2011
Tyrannus Obama Rex
By Jay Clarke
Barack Obama has many names. He's been called Savior, Messiah, and The Anointed One. He's the first biracial
and, some say, first post-racial president. He is charged as the leader of the free world, defender of democracy,
and America's head of state. He's an accomplished organizer, spellbinding orator, and historically significant
occupant of the Oval Office. And, he is a tyrant. Americans hate tyrants. Tyrants are ruthless villains, hostile to the basic freedoms granted to humanity by God.
Enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness have spoken hope to Americans and to freedom-loving people around the world for 235 years. But,
these basic, God-given rights are under assault. Not by international forces, but from within. From within
America. From within the U.S. government itself and directly from the Office of the President.
Writing in the New England Journal of Political Science, Kris Aaron Beck and Prathibha V. Joshi discuss tyranny
and tyrants in exhaustive detail in their work "On Tyranny: The Political and Economic Characteristics of the
Authoritarian Regime." According to Beck and Joshi, tyrants and tyrannies differ depending upon the political
systems that they seek to dominate. Yet, there are characteristics common to all tyrants:
#1. Consolidation of Power (page 65).
Tyrants move quickly to centralize and consolidate power by "investing into one entity the authority to make
political decisions previously found within multiple institutions."
Barack Obama is currently in the consolidation phase of his tyrannical foray. He violates laws with impunity,
forcing Congress and/or the Supreme Court to rein him in. Obama's response to accusations of illegal activity
might best be paraphrased as "You don't like it? So sue me."
Long, drawn out legal battles work in Obama's favor. Legal attempts to rein in such a tyrant can be
frustrating and only serve to give the apostate leader additional time and freedom to strengthen his hold.
By definition, tyranny is the "arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power." Whether it's Congressional
oversight, court orders, or the American People, Obama is well-versed in circumventing any authority that
may seek to limit his acquisition of power.
Though unpopular, unwanted, and un-Constitutional, he rammed a $2-trillion healthcare bill down the throats
of an unwilling American people and then defied court orders restricting its implementation. He has violated
the War Powers Act in Libya and has ignored court orders regarding his moratorium on offshore drilling.
In a move worthy of any would-be tyrant, Obama has proposed illegally requiring businesses competing for
government contracts to disclose their political contributions.
Clearly in violation of the 4th Amendment, Obama and DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano applaud the TSA's warrant
less groping of men, women, children, the elderly, and the infirm during airport screenings that reek of police
state tactics.
The Justice Department has gone rogue too, ceasing defense of The Defense of Marriage Act and prosecution of
hate crimes when the victims are white. Attorney General Eric Holder refused to prosecute the New Black
Panther Party when members brandished clubs, made ethnic slurs, and threatened white voters attempting to
enter the polls.
Obama's federal power-grab has expanded into suing and threatening states. He sued Arizona for daring to
enforce immigration law and joined a lawsuit against Indiana's defunding of Planned Parenthood. The ATF is
pressuring Montana and 7 additional states for passing the Firearms Freedom Act which restricts Federal
regulation of firearms made and sold within the states' borders. Obama even threatened to declare the entire
state of Texas a "no fly zone" should the Texas legislature criminalize TSA screening procedures.
As a raw, political tactic Obama has refused to secure the southern border while Americans die on American
soil at the hands of criminal illegal aliens. Undaunted, lawless Obama used executive powers to enact
immigration policies through the back door, bypassing Congress and the rule of law.
When Obama's Cap and Trade carbon-taxing scheme failed in Congress, he simply had the EPA declare carbon to
be a toxic pollutant and open to regulation.
This is tyranny. And it must be stopped.
#2. Excessive Self-Love (page 45).
The defining characteristic of all tyrants, "...excessive self-love characterizes tyrannies and tyrants above
all else[.]"
Tyrants are runaway narcissists. Lovers of self. Mirror-gazers. Free from empathy and empowered by apathy,
these individuals are the users and abusers of society. Jailhouses are full of narcissists. As prolific
serial liars, they live in a fantasy world of their own grandiose accomplishments, none of which have ever
really occurred. A narcissist is a legend in his own mind. Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Mugabe,
Fidel Castro, Idi Amin, Kim Jong-il, Saddam Hussein, Hugo Chavez, Vladimir Putin -- is it even arguable that
these and others represent the dark extremes of self-love? Is it not then a concern that America's current
president is world-renowned for his enormous ego, his arrogant behavior and haughty manner, his dismissive
attitude and belief that he's always the smartest guy in the room?
#3. They Hate the Middle Class (page 83).
"...tyrannies loathe the development of a large middle-class even though it can act as an engine of economic
growth."
A thriving middle class is dangerous for any tyrant. With time and income to allow for certain luxuries,
middle-class citizens can also become politically active. A strong and vibrant middle class is essential
for a healthy economy, but it is also a driving force for the expansion of liberty. Liberty is a tyrant's
Kryptonite. It would stand to reason that the destruction of the middle class by the reduction of middle-class
wealth would be an endgame for the tyrant in training.
The 4-year-long mortgage meltdown coupled with real unemployment numbers as high as 22% is decimating the
middle class. Middle-class wealth has traditionally been in the equity of their homes and every day,
homeowners are stripped of their futures as home values plummet. Many will never recover and never own
another home. Formerly proud homeowners are being forced into subservience to a landlord. But which
landlord? The Federal Government is now the largest single owner of residential property in the United States.
And they are renting. The largest transfer of wealth in American history is happening right now,
foreclosure by foreclosure, from the middle class to the Federal Government.
#4. A Vision for the Country (page 70).
"To further their control and justify that initial oppression, tyrants offer a vision for the country that
includes where they believe the country should go and how to solve its problems..."
Hitler preached an evil hybrid of German nationalism and racial hatred. Mao's Cultural Revolution sought to
stamp out all cultural influences not in agreement with his socialist agenda. Barack Obama's vision is social
justice. Social justice is an idea tailor-made for tyrants. In his 3-volume work Law, Legislation and Liberty,
F.A. Hayek warns of the dangers of social justice. On page 68 of Volume II, The Mirage of Social Justice,
he tells us that "[s]o long as the belief in 'social justice' governs political action, this process must
progressively approach nearer and nearer to a totalitarian system."
With a smiling face, bold oratory, and lofty-sounding ideals, Barack Obama was able to convince America to
trust him with the most powerful office in the world. He was thought to be unique. A healer. A man who
would bind up the nation's wounds and help us to move beyond the national shame of 246 years of slavery and a
100-year struggle for civil rights. He promised to improve America's standing in the world, strengthen our
economy, and promote fairness and equality. In 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. the Rev.
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his most famous speech, I Have A Dream. "I have a dream that my four little
children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the
content of their character." America wondered if Barack Obama might be the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream.
As it turns out, he was.
Regardless of political persuasion, race, or economic status, most Americans quietly hoped that Barack Obama
would succeed as president, grow our economy, and live up to his Oath of Office to protect and defend the
Constitution of the United States. Thirty months into his term as president, the evidence is overwhelming and
America is horrified. Americans en masse have awakened to a president drunk with the wine of presidential power.
Lawless, unaccountable, and unwilling to be restrained, Barack Obama has broken trust with America and he is
being judged just as Dr. King had dreamed. Not by the color of his skin, but by the delinquent content of
his character.
Barack Obama has many names. A new one is offered here for America to consider.
"Tyrannus Obama Rex."
Obama, the Tyrant King.
Jay Clarke is a businessman and lifelong conservative from Southern California. Write him
at
socalscriptor@gmail.com.
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