Title: American presidential power is not leading to dictatorship.
Headings: Is America Heading Toward Dictatorship?
Is America Heading Toward Dictatorship?
Presidents have more power today, but there are good historical reasons for the trend.

Content: The deadlines are little more than suggestions; no one can predict how long it will take to implement programs that affect millions of people. Rushing a program into place ahead of a deadline is rarely wise. Congress passes these statutes with the understanding that the president will use the administrative powers conferred upon him to address unanticipated problems; once greenhouse gases emerged as a threat to human well-being, the statute authorized the president to act. Advertisement
Presidents have been sending military forces into battle without congressional authorization since almost the founding. The reason for this is that new threats often emerge too rapidly for Congress to address. Obama’s decision not to deport undocumented immigrants was just a continuation of the policy of President George W. Bush and other predecessors; all that was new was his public acknowledgment that this is what he was doing. Recess appointments are also a tradition that goes back to the founding.