FDR: “I now propose that we establish by law an assurance against any such…”

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I now propose that we establish by law an assurance against any such ill-balanced court in the future.

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Roosevelt proposes establishing a law to prevent an unbalanced Supreme Court in the future.

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FDR: “I now propose that we establish by law an assurance against any such ill-balanced court in the future.”