It was 75 years ago that the German Reichstag (the parliament at the time) passed the Enabling Act. The passing of this Act effectively destroyed what remained of Germany's democracy at that time.
This Act enabled the Reich government, and more specifically Hitler as Chancellor and his Cabinet, to promulgate and implement laws without referral to its Parliament. It allowed the implementation of the Nazi government's racist and repressive laws.
One should stop a moment and think about this...
Sunday, March 23, 2008
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