Comments by "Digital Footballer" (@digitalfootballer9032) on "How the World’s Most Dangerous Country Solved Murder" video.

Let's be honest here, while yes, leaders here in the United States supposedly have to follow constitutional law, there are many bends and loopholes exploited through "executive privilege" by just about every President in history. The President in this country has full control of the justice department, the attorney general, and major influence over the CIA, FBI, military, etc. Executive orders are quite commonplace. Maybe nothing to the extent of what has happened in El Salvador has happened here, but i say if it is working for them that we mind our own business, because we are certainly not perfect here.
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It could be argued that FDR was somewhat of a mini "democratic dictator" here in the United States. He was elected to 4 terms, which was not at the time explicitly prohibited, but broke with long-standing precedent. He weilded a great deal of power in a time of hardship (depression and war) and people wanted it. To be quite honest i probably wouldn't be a fan today of some of his policies, but at the time it's what people wanted and it was a time where drastic measures were needed. Of course he died in office shortly into his 4th term, but it would be interesting to see an alternate history he lived on and if he would have served more terms snd potentially become an actual dictator. Anything is possible, even in a system of checks and balances, if all the checkers and balancers are in your back pocket.
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