[NTLK] OT: Dictatorial Powers

From: Johannes Spielhagen (gottjott_at_gmx.de)
Date: Thu Jun 19 2003 - 11:33:01 PDT


Am Donnerstag, 19.06.03 um 11:33 Uhr schrieb eric engle:

> What would you say to a constitutional amendment to give the president
> dictatorial powers?
> http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/nation/6007732.htm
>
>
This is a real cool thing. We had such a thing in Germany only a few
years ago (around 1933-1945) as well ("Notstandsverordnungen") and
after that the whole country was not in the state (pun not intended)
you would desire to find it. And funny, nobody liked us anymore.

Johannes

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