Roosevelt argued that the proclamation was for the purpose of dealing with what he called a national emergency in banking.

On March 5th, 1933, Roosevelt issued another proclamation, also drafted by the

PAC, calling for the convening of an extra session of Congress March 9, 1933. On March 6, 1933, Roosevelt issued another proclamation drafted once again by the pack ordering by authority of the Act of October 6th, 1917, an Act no longer enforced since the war had ended a bank holiday from Monday the 6th day of March to Thursday the 9th day of March, 1933. These were in fact executive orders which Congress would approve and confirm

with the passage of House Resolution 1491.

Roosevelt justified his actions in his inaugural address with these words.

Quote, it is to be hoped that the normal balance of executive and legislative

authority may be wholly adequate to meet the unprecedented task before us, but

it may be that an unprecedented demand and need for undelayed

action may call for temporary departure from that normal balance of public procedure."

Then he went on to say, and I quote,

I am prepared under my constitutional duty

to recommend the measures that a stricken nation in the midst of a stricken

world may require. These measures are such other measures as the Congress may build out of its experience and wisdom I shall seek within

my constitutional authority to bring to speedy adoption. But in the event that the Congress shall fail to take one of these two courses and in the

event that the national emergency is still critical, I shall not evade the clear course of duty that will then confront me.

I shall ask the Congress for the one remaining instrument to the meet the crisis.

Broad executive power to wage a war against the emergency as great as the power

that would be given to me if we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe."

End quote.

Never mind, all that he had done up to that point,

since he had stepped into the office of the presidency

was unconstitutional and unlawful and what he proposed was as unconstitutional as well.

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