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Introduction 1
1 Complete Control 8
2 Storm Center 24
3 Shortcuts 42
4 The Dying of the Light 60
5 Heavy Bombardment 74
6 The Golden Ruling 87
7 The Last Thin Line 107
8 Black Monday 127
9 Opening Gun 147
10 Vigilantes 158
11 Slow Poison 173
12 A Project of Great Importance 199
13 No-Man's-Land 218
14 Plans and Purposes 239
15 Warning Bell 259
16 Preserve, Protect, Defend 276
17 The Beginning of the End of Everything 291
18 The First Wedge 307
19 Punch Drunk 336
20 The Real Mischief 350
21 This New Roar 371
22 The Yielding 392
23 Blood or Ink 416
24 The Switch in Time 429
25 Consent 444
26 Striking a Blow for Liberty 461
27 To Fight Against God 479
Epilogue We Have Only Just Begun to Fight 501
Acknowledgments 531
Notes 535
Bibliography 603
Index 617
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Donald Tomlinson
reviewed Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court on January 25, 2014
Supreme Power
So, as it turns out, Franklin Roosevelt hated old people. Ok, maybe that's a lie, but age did play a factor in the bout between FDR and the 'nine old men' (as the justices came to be known during this supreme court debacle).
My super simple history summary goes something like this: FDR wins in landslide, and the Dems take both houses of Congress. However, there's this whole third branch still to contend with (at least according to the School House Rock classic Three Ring Government) which keeps on striking down New Deal legislation. (This is the part where fans of constitutional law will really get their jollies!) FDR tries to make it mandatory for justices to retire at 70, or at least have like young escort judges or something, but that went as well as attempts to take away old peoples' licenses after a string of farmers markets being mowed down a few years back.
Here, allow me to illustrate that comparison for you:
The next option, the one that gets all the press, is to "pack the court" (hey, you only need a majority vote, which is easy to get if you toss a few more judges in the mix). Then, a lot more stuff happens, all of which you can read about in this well-written book. It does a great job of giving you an 'evenly baked' view of the issues through case law, biographical glimpses of the key players, social history and some great gossip floating around at the time.
As mentioned before, this is definitely a great read for fans of constitutional law and/or those curious about the mysterious supreme court of ours. If you enjoyed Jeffrey Toobin's The Nine, then this will be right up your alley.
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