Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

—- Isaiah 5:20

       When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors; when you see that men get rich more easily by graft than by work, and your laws no longer protect you against them, but protect them against you. … you may know that your society is doomed.

—- Francisco d’Anconia, Atlas Shrugged

       The New Deal II (1935 – 1939) continues: Democratic (socialist/fascist) de facto President Franklin Roosevelt, Esq.—without a constitutional amendment—signs the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, requiring all futures and commodity options to be traded on licensed exchanges.

       NOTE: As an attorney (Officer of the Court) Roosevelt was ineligible to serve in two branches of government at the same time, according to Article I, Section 6 [Clause 2].

       [added 7/16/2022] Thanks to Bill Holmes for this entry.

       The New Deal II (1935 – 1939) continues: Democratic de facto President Franklin Roosevelt, Esq.—without a constitutional amendment—signs the Robinson-Patman Anti-Price Discrimination Act, prohibiting interstate chain stores from offering their customers better goods and services, at lower prices (a.k.a. unfair competition).

       [added 7/16/2022] Thanks to Bill Holmes and for Jim Lorenz this entry.