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In reply to the discussion: FDR Saw This Coming And Tried To Warn Us [View all]dotymed
(5,610 posts)But FDR walked the walk. Remember his threat to pack the supreme court? Obama could have done the same thing for his health (insurance) "reform" bill. There are so many instances of FDR going around the PTB and taking his case directly to the American people. He informed the electorate and made it virtually impossible for his opposition to vote against the interests of Americans. They would have been creating political suicide.
If President Obama would have done this during the bailouts for the wealthy (instead of supporting it) or the health care debates (2/3 of Americans want universal health care) he could have gotten any thing that was good for America.
I will vote Obama and straight Democratic, one more time. I want fairness and a just life in our country. I strongly believe that our time for getting this at the ballot box has passed. IMO it will take a peoples revolution (and the end of the two party system) for Americans to get back on the path that FDR laid out for us. I hope this can be achieved peacefully, but TPTB will fight dirty. Like the "Brooks Brothers riots of 2000 that installed W.
Personally, I think that President Obama should pack the SCOTUS right now and challenge citizens united to start with.