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Old 06-26-2012, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by icenine View Post
FDR tried to pack the court in the 30s when some of the New Deal programs were ruled unconstitutional....NRA and AAA. Probably the biggest misstep of his 12 year Presidency. Everybody remembers this and no one is going to even suggest any sort of removal or packing of the court with pro-administration judges.
Instead we have it half packed with corporatist judges who will twist the Constitution like a pretzel.
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