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FDR threatened to do this, but in fact Congress gave him everything he wanted. Not even “gave” as in “didn’t stop him” (like the current one). They wrote and pa
by estearum 1y ago
FDR threatened to do this, but in fact Congress gave him everything he wanted. Not even “gave” as in “didn’t stop him” (like the current one). They wrote and passed the policy he requested.
- phantasmish 1y agoYeah, the “crazy-high popularity” thing enables that. Failing to even win a majority of voters… less so. But yeah, FDR did a hell of a lot less actual law-breaking.
- __loam 1y agoThe correct way.