What is an Executive Order? Executive Orders (EOs) are legally binding orders given by the President, acting as the head of the Executive Branch, to Federal Administrative Agencies.

Executive Orders are controversial because they allow the President to make major decisions, even law, without the consent of Congress. This, of course, runs against the general logic of the Constitution -- that no one should have power to act unilaterally. Nevertheless, Congress often gives the President considerable leeway in implementing and administering federal law and programs.

The ultimate criticism of Executive Orders is that the runaway use of EOs could result in a President becoming a virtual dictator, capable of making major policy decisions without any congressional or judicial input.

Have you heard that our current president is trying to pass the healthcare bill with an executive order? Oh, I know, executive orders have been used by every president since the late 1700's. And to be honest, I am not worried. No, I am not worried.

Consider this...Governments have a propensity to overreach in so many areas of life that their exercise of power itself leads to their own undoing. Their own "undoing." Their own undoing. Say it with me, "UNDOING."

You have seen the overreach take many forms: financial, economic, social, and military. And why is this "undoing" occurring? Because citizens, it comes about as a result of overestimating the capacity of power and underestimating its limits.

But try telling that to the political class. The last thing they want to hear is that their power is limited, that their will is not a way. Washington is prone to believe that membership in the political class comes with the privilege of shaping the world to their liking.

Ahh, and so power has arisen. Politicians want to "shape" our lives. Isn't that nice of them? People, wake up! You are not dead. I know each and everyone of you is a little taken aback by Washington these days. Healthcare, jobs, unemployment benefits, tax on sodas, bans on sodium. I could go on and on.

If we open our eyes, we will see that Government cannot control the human mind, so it cannot, in the long run, control the choices people make. And if you are worried like many, I will tell you that when you look at the status of government programs and institutions these days, what you see is a government that is seemingly and enormously powerful and rich, but ALSO fragile and teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Events of the last year indicate just how far the government has slipped in its ability to manage the economy, society, culture, and world order.

And so, I will tell you, Obama will unravel. History tells us so. His empire will dissolve as have so many before him and he will be out of a job...not because he was recalled in some formal process, but because the forces of history will run him over.

If any of you think that Government is compassionate and they will help the poor get rich and the rich not so rich, the truth is: men who seek power over the lives of others are the coldest, cruelest humans of all. Watch out, Government is at your dinner table tonight!