07-29-2016, 04:18 AM
Interesting point from some pundits. Hillary directly attacked Trump's authoritarian declaration that "only I can fix it". She stressed that the founding fathers made sure that no one person could hold all the power in the US - that they got rid of one ruler in King George and didn't need another. She emphasised that there were so many people who had to work together to improve the US, from frontline troops to police to teachers to nurses and doctors, to entrepreneurs who build businesses; that all Americans had to work together.
The pundits point out that Trump's attitude to presidential power is the opposite of that of conservative GOP figures. One pointed out that Paul Ryan, the GOP House leader, would say that neither the President nor the Federal Government should be the saviour, that the States should be left to fashion their own legislative solutions and churches and families should be left to decide moral issues. Libertarians would also shrink from an authoritarian who promises to wield presidential power to refashion society. They want to hear promises about small government rather than an all-powerful President.
No doubt he appeals to those who pine for an authoritarian leader. But is that enough?
The pundits point out that Trump's attitude to presidential power is the opposite of that of conservative GOP figures. One pointed out that Paul Ryan, the GOP House leader, would say that neither the President nor the Federal Government should be the saviour, that the States should be left to fashion their own legislative solutions and churches and families should be left to decide moral issues. Libertarians would also shrink from an authoritarian who promises to wield presidential power to refashion society. They want to hear promises about small government rather than an all-powerful President.
No doubt he appeals to those who pine for an authoritarian leader. But is that enough?