Question by O-baa-ma: Why did FDR bully the Supreme Court in his attempt to circumvent the Constitution?
“They had been piecing together bits of constitutional law and precedent in order to determine what Roosevelt could have done to modify the court systems. They came upon four different ideas, all with their merits and disadvantages. The first option was to amend the Constitution in order to give expanded powers to the federal government, circumventing the repeated roadblocks to national recovery. Another option was to limit the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, as well as the lower courts, to hear certain cases. A third option was to require more than a simple majority to decide a case, eliminating swing votes and reflecting a more definitive vision of the Constitution. The final option was termed “court packing,” or placing more justices on the Court. “Packing” the judiciary required assigning a new junior justice to the Court when a current justice was not able to complete their duties. The “court packing” plan would rise above the other options as the winner in the reorganization derby but would face a long struggle.”

“Instead of a portion of the government or a secondary player, the Supreme Court was now seen as the enemy of progress, as a political player…”

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/20202/fdr_and_the_supreme_court_pg7.html?cat=37

Why is the man who forced the Supreme Court to “interpret” the Constitution in the interest of his ideology considered a great President?

Don’t the results of his actions suggest he should be considered one of the worst Presidents?
Leopold-
Because the people follow and believe in and vote for you doesn’t make you great.

Best answer:

Answer by Libs lost Power! SWEET!
Because FDR was a sucky president! He did! He was aweful! He did nothing good for the economy- grew govt and was a socialist.

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