If you were an Islamo-Fascist, what would you like the United States to do? That is a question our CIA, FBI and military should ask themselves. The reason the question should be asked is so we can be prepared for all ways that the Islamo-Fascist followers would like to attack us.

Another reason to ask the question is so we can make sure that we are not doing the things that the Islamo-Fascists want. The basic idea behind the question is to know what will weaken the United States. If it will weaken the United States or make the United States appear weaker, then the Islamo-Fascists will want us to pursue that policy.

What then, will weaken or appear to weaken the United States in the eyes of the world? The second part of that question is: have we actually done any of those steps? If we have done any of those steps, can we correct those steps any time soon?

The slowdown in the economy of the world has made the entire world more susceptible to attack by the Islamo-Fascist terrorist organizations. The governments of the world have less money to spend on security. The companies that provide transportation between countries also have less money for security. That would enable terrorists to find openings that did not exist even one year ago.

Beyond the slowdown in the economy, our country has taken some steps that have weakened our economy and made it less resilient. When the economy started to have problems it first appeared in the housing and banking parts of the economy. The government, under George W. Bush, felt that it had to do something so it threw money at the banks to shore them up. That caused a lot of money to go to the banks, but not much money was lent to consumers. When Barack Obama came into office, he gave money to the banks again in even larger amounts. The money being lent to consumers is still rather slow in being released. You almost have to have perfect credit to get any money at all. The downside of Barack Obama giving all that money to the banks is that the government is starting to tell the banks how to run their business. The government is firing executives and appointing people to the boards. That means, in effect, that the government owns the banks and other financial institutions. When the banks tried to get out from under the thumb of the government by giving back the money, the government said they could not return the money.

The next thing the Obama administration did was give large amounts of money to the auto industry. It did start under George W. Bush, but again, the amounts under Barack Obama have been staggering. Ford did not take any money and has remained independent. GM and Chrysler lined up to get this “free” money and the government decided to run both of them. Barack Obama fired the CEO of GM. Obama also decided the winners and losers in the bankruptcy filings for both GM and Chrysler. In both cases, the people with the right to the assets were put in second place and the UAW (the union) was put in the first place. That is backward from the laws of the United States and the Constitution. Barack Obama made Chrysler sell out to an Italian car company named Fiat.

Barack Obama has also been traveling around the world apologizing for the actions of the United States. Apologizing for things is a sign of weakness. To Muslim extremists, and Islamo-Fascists are Muslim extremists, weakness is something they want to see. They interpret weakness as something they can exploit. What they understand is strength. President George W. Bush, no matter his other faults, understood that one thing. Showing the terrorists strength is one way to keep them at bay. Showing weakness is inviting attacks. Obama’s apology tour of the world is just asking to be answered by some terrorist action. The only question is where and when, not if.

When he gave a speech in Cairo last week, he tipped his hand on his positions. He talked about the United States being one of the largest Muslim countries. Since there are about 2 million Muslims in the country, it would not even rate in the top 10; you have to wonder where he is coming from. He also talked glowingly of Muslim history. But, it was in the way he talked about things Muslim that he tipped his hand. A Christian would have talked about Muslims by using terms that designate that Muslims are separate from his faith. Obama talked like Muslims are part of his world in the talk. You have to wonder if all this talk has been to weaken the US for the Islamo-Fascists.

This idea has also been put forth in an article I read last night by Pamela Geller on World Net Daily. She has been highlighting Obama’s Muslim connection for the last couple of years. Unfortunately for the United States, we did not listen. Now we have to pay the piper. I wish it was not so.

During the election season, Barack Obama was built up as a Constitutional Scholar. He was supposed to have taught Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago. So, he should know the Constitution very well. He should be able to look at something and tell if it is Constitutional or not. That is why what has happened since January 20 has baffled me. I am no Constitutional scholar, but I do have a copy hanging up in my classroom. I read it before class.

For someone who is supposed to know the Constitution, he sure seems to be abusing his authority. He routinely oversteps his Constitutional authority and nobody questions his actions. That is also a problem. Even Congress, who took an oath to preserve and protect the Constitution, has routinely and deliberately gone outside their Constitutional authority since January. We seem to be living in a time where the Constitution does not matter any more. The Constitution only seems to matter when it is convenient, not at any other time.

How has Congress overstepped their Constitutional authority? Congress has no authority, as I read the Constitution, to give money to private companies. In fact, James Madison, who wrote the Constitution, made comments to that effect when the Constitution was being adopted. Yet, this Congress and the last Congress have given money to a host of companies. They have even acquired stock in these companies. That would make the US an owner of those businesses. The United States should not own businesses or any part of businesses. We operate under capitalism, not socialism. At least, that is the system that the Founders put into the Constitution. It worked well for over 230 years and we became the most powerful and prosperous country in the world. We do not want to emulate the poor socialist countries and always remain among the poorest countries in the world.

How has Barack Obama overstepped his Constitutional authority? He has gotten involved with hiring and firing CEO’s of companies. He has no authority to hire or fire any CEO of any company. The United States should have no ownership stake in any business, so the President should have no authority to hire or fire any of the staff. He is also trying to tell those companies how much they can pay their employees. Again, that is no business of the United States government, until tax time. If a company wants to pay someone $10,000 to do a job, that is ok. If they would rather pay that person $1,000,000 to do that job, that is ok.

The latest occasion of going outside his Constitutional authority is in the Chrysler situation. First, he tells Chrysler that they have to merge with Fiat, an Italian company. The President has no authority to tell Chrysler to do anything. Second, Chrysler felt it had to go through bankruptcy to make the merger take place. Barack Obama stuck his nose into the proceedings and decided who would win and who would lose. He decided that those that held an unsecured place should be first in line and those with secured loans should be last. That is exactly backwards from the way it is supposed to go. Secured debt is supposed to be cleared first and unsecured last. That would have meant that the UAW would have lost a lot of money. Since the UAW is a big Democrat contributor in money and campaign workers, Barack Obama felt they deserved a better place at the table. Obama gave the UAW a majority stock position in Chrysler ahead of the secured debt holders. Of course, the secured debt holders started to scream. When they started to make noise, Obama started calling them names and declaring them enemies of the state. The debt holders that had taken money from the government instantly collapsed and agreed to the decision of the President. Those that had not taken government money went to court and tried to argue their case. The judge decided that their names should be made public. The debt holders had wanted to remain anonymous because they were afraid that Barack Obama would try to demonize them as well. The secured debt holders are starting to cave because of the President’s bully pulpit and his ability to turn public opinion against them.

All of that is against the fifth amendment of the Constitution. That is depriving the secured debt holders of property without due process. The Constitution and the laws that come from it are inviolate. If they need to be changed, there are processes in place for them to be changed. They cannot be changed on the whim of the President or any other individual.

What astonishes me in this whole mess is the fact that NOBBODY in the media or the Republican Party is saying anything. Everybody is just letting Barack Obama get away with trashing the Constitution. Somebody with bigger soapbox needs to start calling Barack Obama what he is, a lawbreaker and a criminal. It is like the little boy who said the King has no clothes. Somebody had to say it before it became clear to everyone. SOMEBODY say something!!!