FDR Was Right to Attack the Supreme Court’s Power. Democrats Should Do the Same Today.
When the Supreme Court’s right-wing justices tried to block Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs, he took the court head-on — and won. There's a lesson there today: directly attacking the court's power is the only way to rein it in.
Franklin Roosevelt signs Social Security Act into law, August 14, 1935. (Wikimedia Commons)
As six unelected extremists orchestrate a judicial coup to repeal the twentieth century, you might be wondering: Why won’t Democrats simply push to expand the court like it’s been expanded before?
Why is President Joe Biden opposing court expansion and why is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refusing to allow a vote on the idea?
Why is the Democratic Party defending a GOP-packed, corporate star chamber that polls show most Americans no longer trust?
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