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: refusing to deport unauthorized immigrants; appointing government officials without Senate confirmation while Congress is in recess; and waiving requirements of George W. Bush’s signature legislative achievement, No Child Left Behind. Advertisement
But none of these things is the mark of a dictator. Congress passes enormously complex statutes that delegate to the president powers to create hundreds of rules and enforce them. 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.