"A wealthy man in a fine suit and top hat fell into deep water...

He didn't know how to swim and was on the verge of drowning. Hearing his cries, another man dived into the water and saved him as his top hat floated away. The man who had almost drowned regained his breath and, for a moment, seemed grateful. Three years later, though, he returned and denounced his rescuer for not saving his hat, too."

- President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936

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laotzu92 · M

a dumb story. Also seems very unlikely. What was Roosevelt's supposed point?

beckyromero · 36-40, FVIP

@laotzu92

a dumb story.

That's a typical Hooveresque response. Or are you a Coolidge man? Harding?

A friend told FDR after his first inaugural, "If you succeed you'll go down in history as one of the greatest American presidents. But if you fail, you'll live on as one of the worst."

Roosevelt, in all sincerity, replied, "If I fail, I'll be the last (president)."

laotzu92 · M

@beckyromero He had a big ego. And doesn't deserve his favorable reputation. The New Deal set us ona course which has resulted in the "Inflation Reduction Act" and a bloated bureaucracy which spews forth new regulations by the minute. I'm surprised that someone of your exceeding intelligence buys into that.
The father of the "court packing" schemes which just won't die. It ws a good thing he dies before the end of the War. Someo of his advisors were promoting turning Germany into a "pastoral society" without manufacturing.
Just my humble opinion.
Coolidge

beckyromero · 36-40, FVIP

@laotzu92

The father of the "court packing" schemes which just won't die.

And it worked! The Court never again struck down a piece of New Deal legislation once FDR proposed that idea.

beckyromero · 36-40, FVIP

@laotzu92

Coolidge

Silent Cal, huh?

Then perhaps you'll enjoy reading this. 😉

My post of Aug. 4, 2018

An "America First" Speech Worth Reading

https://similarworlds.com/politics/2111741-An-America-First-Speech-Worth-Reading

laotzu92 · M

@beckyromero I will read it, Miss Romero.

laotzu92 · M

@beckyromero A constitutional amendment is necessary to protect the integrity of the Court. An instance where the Founders left a lacuna.

beckyromero · 36-40, FVIP

@laotzu92

A constitutional amendment is necessary to protect the integrity of the Court. An instance where the Founders left a lacuna.

Perhaps modeled on FDR's idea.

Or a minimum age requirement, say 60 or 65.

That way there will be plenty of earlier court decisions to read and writings of a prospective justice.

laotzu92 · M

@beckyromero NOT on FDR's idea.