There has been a lot of discussion about the rumblings from the Obama camp about creation of some sort of civilian force loyal to Obama rather than the state. This independent force loyal only to the leader is the hallmark of a dictator. Here is a comment from the blog "Ace of Spades."

In what would be another unprecedented step, Obama's political staff is deciding whether to create a service organization that would use the vast corps of its grass-roots campaign supporters. As described by one source knowledgeable with the discussions, this nonprofit arm would be used to help victims of natural disasters, but would do so under the Obama umbrella while continuing to build the overall network's massive e-mail database.

At least Obama plans to arm his troops with email databases rather than weapons. Well, at least initially.