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2019-02-25 Government

The Lost History of FDR's Court-Packing Scandal

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-25 08:50|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 I'm not at all certain this is what 'President For Life' FDR (died in 4th term) was attempting to achieve, but it's good reading for Politico.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-25 08:58|| 2019-02-25 08:58|| Front Page Top

#2 The Supreme Court had to be slapped down for calling programs in the New Deal unconstitutional, the black robed insurrectionists! The message was sent for the Court to stay out of Big Government's way and it stuck for fiftyish years.

Now every court in the land seems that they can legislate from the bench... The chaos that this is causing needs to be dealt with.

Posted by magpie 2019-02-25 16:37|| 2019-02-25 16:37|| Front Page Top

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