Schechter vs US (1935)
Schechter Poultry Corp. vs United States was a Supreme Court Case involving conflicts with New Deal.
President Franklin Roosevelt, due to the need for reform, worked with Congress, solidly consisting of Democrats, to create economic reform bills for the New Deal.
The Live Poultry Code was a part of the NIRA, or National Industrial Recovery Act. This bill gave Presidential power for determining norms in businesses such as minimum wages and the maximum hours allowed to work.
The Schechter Poultry Corporation bought live chickens and other poultry from nearby states. They sold individual, slaughtered poultry that were said to be "bad" or "sick", bypassing the Poultry acts.
The Supreme Court deemed this act unconstitutional as it was a violation of "separation of powers" as the President's actions were never approved by another branch of the government.
There existed a rumor that in order to get his way, Roosevelt was going to increase the number of Supreme Court members so the vote would go his way. Understanding the President was infuriated, the 2 swing voters who were the deciding factors voted in favor of President Roosevelt and his New Deal.
This is probably the best blog post I've seen all year. Your writing style is really good and I think the frequent paragraph breaks makes this summary seem even more concise. Good job!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sana! I also enjoy reading over your blog posts as they are often concise and provide all the relevant information went over during the class period that I might have missed due to being sick or any other kind of absence.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good summary of the events that happened around the New Deal. I agree with Sana-- great post! Also, the last part kind of makes me think about what is going on today with the Supreme Court Jutice being appointed by Obama and the issues that some people have with it.
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