"King, 'eh? I didn't vote for him." -- Monte Python
The current President of the United States faces increasing challenges from protestors who insist he is not a king and therefore should stop acting like one.
But his recent behavior suggests he wants to be an absolute ruler. Examples include sending National Guard troops to several cities on the pretense that crime is out of control, and therefor the national government should intervene.
Technically, he cannot send in federal troops because the Constitution forbids it, unless there is a civil war. But he can "federalize" a state-run military unit.
The question then becomes, who's in charge? Who's the boss? Or, in a larger sense, who is king?
Ask Monte Python.
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