I recently saw the movie "Lincoln" and found it disturbing.
First: Ending slavery was good. The movie is about the Senate approval of the 13th Amendment, and I won't argue that slavery was a good thing.
In the movie, Lincoln admits that he is probably using illegal powers. He uses bribery, and tries to maintain plausible deniability on this tactic. He declares himself to be "President of the United States -- clothed in immense power!" and he insists on getting his way.
He also makes the point that he passed the Emancipation Proclamation (which affected only the Confederacy) and gave the voters a year and a half to think about it. And then they re-elected him. Therefore -- he can do anything he wants. He won.
I saw echoes of Obama all over this movie. And I am absolutely sure that Obama saw echoes of Obama all over this movie.
Obama is trying to do what Lincoln did. Obama is governing as a war-time president, ruling a divided country going through a Civil War. Obama seeks to bend us all to his will -- he is "President of the United States -- clothed in immense power!" and he insists on getting his way.
Lincoln freed the slaves, believing no man should be used as another mans slave. Oboma is creating them, believeing all men should should be used as government (his) slaves. Other than being high on his own power, the two are complete opposites.