The only way that the president can get a dictatorial control on the country is to get control of the Supreme Court. You see, it's supposed to be a balanced government: You know, the legislative branch, Congress; the judicial branch, the Court; and the executive branch, the President. If any two of those can get together, they can control the other. Well, it's not likely the Supreme Court and Congress are going to make a dictator because there are plenty of both of them. It's not likely that the President is going to be able to control the Congress too well and become a dictatorship. But, if he can get control of five men!--In order to become a dictator in the United States, you only have to control five men.
There have been several men who have had that kind of majority to work with, but they were benign Presidents. They were good men who were trying to do the country good and they weren't trying to be a dictator. But there have been two men in American history, both of whom wanted to be dictators and they wanted to get control of the country, and they did it the same way.
I have the feeling that Bush is one of the ones who want to be King! A ruler and leader gets a little puffed up in his head and begins to think he's really a god. God won't stand for it.
Ted Rudow III,MA

I like the sentiment of the column. But then I realize that all these Kafka-esque legal conundra come from lawyers. Then I remember that lawyers as a whole are in big with the Democratic Party, and the and Kai is in deep with the Democratic Party...but the lawyers have way more money and interest in a flawed legal system, which makes me think that unfortunately when the chips are down Kai's voice will go unheard. I mean the Obama campaign has gotta get paid somehow, doesn't it?