Herblock uses the familiar fireside chats Franklin D. Roosevelt gave to the American people as a backdrop for the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1937. As soon as his second presidential administration began, Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of justices on the Supreme Court—appointing one judge for each sitting judge more than 70 1/2—in order to ensure support for his future New Deal legislation. As a result, some opponents accused Roosevelt of behaving like fascist leaders in Europe. The “court packing bill” died, and the Supreme Court began to approve more New Deal legislation.