[markkisil]

"We can't be lulled into complacency," Broun said. "You have to remember that Adolf Hitler was elected in a democratic Germany. I'm not comparing him to Adolf Hitler. What I'm saying is there is the potential of going down that road." Yes he is (that's exactly what's he's doing), he's just desperately trying to insert some sort of anti-godwin disclaimer there in order to not get laughed to death by national media.

OTOH, I don't see a reason why this should be made a big deal of. A lone congressman calls attention to Obama's authoritarian congressional history, asks the public to pay attention to their constitutional rights. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

Oh, and an important point to understand when learning the lessons of history: Adolf Hitler was not democratically elected to be the leader of Germany. He used corrupt behind-the-scenes deals so usual to the parliamentary system in order to gain "temporary" power, then banned the opposing parties, one by one.