Isn't that the case though? Where's the separation of powers or the rule of law in the US?

To be clear, I'm not favoring any kind of such action, just holding the honesty of the statement.

Socialism = tyranny? Wow. I guess you prefer the freedom of being bankrupted if you get injured, and getting taken by masked men from an unmarked van if you got some tan on your vacation, and then dropped to El Salvador.