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FDR and the Supreme Court
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ninety per cent of the people who voted for you at the last election are with you on the question of the Supreme Court. Twenty seven million voters and forty six states re-elected you because they believe in you and what you propose in the way of legislation. In the last analysis what honest reason can the court have for opposing the will of the people. It seems to me that you have received a command from the masses.
Six members of the court are old men, indeed. It is rare to find a man past seventy years of age who is any where near one hundred per cent efficient mentally and physically. Nature takes care of that. These men are radical conservative and have never thought as you do. The most of them were appointed by Republican presidents. Their ideas are set, and "their protest against being disturbed in their thinking is the old doxology-- As it was in the beginning it is now and evermore shall be, world without end."
The big corporations, the big bankers and the same crowd which opposed you last fall are against you now. It seems very strange that men in Congress who were elected to support you are playing right into their hands. They would spend millions to defeat any amendment, which would permit your legislation to become constitutional as the present court determines. Greed and injustices permeate most of these big corporations and big banking interests today. Their one big hope is the Supreme Court will be the obstacle in your way. They resent restraint the same as any big boy who has grown up without home discipline. States are afraid to exercise this duty because of the fear of losing their industries.
More power to you Mr. President. We have confidence in your wisdom, your courage, your honesty, and best of all-- your interest in the masses. You will not fail us.
May I say that I have written a personal letter to Senators Brown and Wheeler. We hope to hear from you over the radio relative to the Supreme Court.
With kind personal regards, and best wishes for your good health and happiness, I am
Very truly,
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