Just in case you though I was making this up. Here a link to the Anti-Federalist Paper #74: The President as Military King.
Here's a quote: "Who can deny but the president general will be a king to all intents and purposes, and one of the most dangerous kind too-a king elected to command a standing army. Thus our laws are to be administered by this tyrant; for the whole, or at least the most important part of the executive department is put in his hands."
The argument is a bit extreme perhaps, but the current concerns of excessive executive power have precedent and cannot be considered unpatriotic.
