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Hale opposed<ref>FascinatingPolitics (April 14, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/04/14/the-sedition-act-opposed-by-republicans/ The Sedition Act: Opposed by Republicans!]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> and voted against<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/65-2/s247 TO AGREE TO H.R. 8753 (STAT-40-L-553, 5/16/18), A BILL AMENDING AN ACT PUNISHING ACTS O F INTERFERENCE WITH FOREIGN RELATIONS, NEUTRALITY, FOREIGN COMMERCE AND ESPIONAGE, AND TO BETTER ENFORCE CRIMINAL LAWS. (P. 6057-1).]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> the [[Sedition Act of 1918]] during the presidency of [[Woodrow Wilson]]. He also opposed the [[globalist]] [[League of Nations]].<ref name=nytimes>September 29, 1963. [https://www.nytimes.com/1963/09/29/archives/frederick-hale-is-dead-at-88-senator-from-maine-191641-was.html Frederick Hale Is Dead at 88; Senator From Maine, 1916-41; Was Top-Ranking Republican --Favored Big Navy, Fought League and New Deal Signed Lodge Resolution Opposed Roosevelt Harvard '96 Graduate]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref>

Hale opposed<ref>FascinatingPolitics (April 14, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/04/14/the-sedition-act-opposed-by-republicans/ The Sedition Act: Opposed by Republicans!]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> and voted against<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/65-2/s247 TO AGREE TO H.R. 8753 (STAT-40-L-553, 5/16/18), A BILL AMENDING AN ACT PUNISHING ACTS O F INTERFERENCE WITH FOREIGN RELATIONS, NEUTRALITY, FOREIGN COMMERCE AND ESPIONAGE, AND TO BETTER ENFORCE CRIMINAL LAWS. (P. 6057-1).]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> the [[Sedition Act of 1918]] during the presidency of [[Woodrow Wilson]]. He also opposed the [[globalist]] [[League of Nations]].<ref name=nytimes>September 29, 1963. [https://www.nytimes.com/1963/09/29/archives/frederick-hale-is-dead-at-88-senator-from-maine-191641-was.html Frederick Hale Is Dead at 88; Senator From Maine, 1916-41; Was Top-Ranking Republican --Favored Big Navy, Fought League and New Deal Signed Lodge Resolution Opposed Roosevelt Harvard '96 Graduate]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref>

During the presidency of [[Calvin Coolidge]], a proposal was made by fellow Republican senator Reed Smoot of [[Utah]] to reduce the top income tax rate to 32%.<ref name=taxcuts1920s>FascinatingPolitics (July 25, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/07/25/racism-and-tax-cutsare-they-really-peas-in-a-pod/ Racism and Tax Cuts…Are They Really Peas in a Pod?]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 19, 2021.</ref> Although the majority of the GOP including Hale supported the measure, it was defeated in a 36–47 vote.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/68-1/s117 TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H.R. 6715, BY MAKING THE MAXIMUM SURTAX RATE 32 PER CENT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 19, 2021.</ref> Hale also voted against an amendment introduced by the bigoted, racist [[North Carolina]] insurrectionist Furnifold Simmons<ref name=taxcuts1920s/> to raise the maximum income tax rate by 2.5%.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/68-1/s118 TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6715, WHICH AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT THE MAXIMUM RATE ON INCOMES BE 40 PER CENT INSTEAD OF 37 1/2 PER CENT. (P. 8195-2).]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 19, 2021.</ref>

During the presidency of [[Calvin Coolidge]], a proposal was made by fellow Republican senator Reed Smoot of [[Utah]] to reduce the top income tax rate to 32%.<ref name=taxcuts1920s>FascinatingPolitics (July 25, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/07/25/racism-and-tax-cutsare-they-really-peas-in-a-pod/ Racism and Tax Cuts…Are They Really Peas in a Pod?]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 19, 2021.</ref> Although the majority of the GOP including Hale supported the measure, it was defeated in a 36–47 vote.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/68-1/s117 TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H.R. 6715, BY MAKING THE MAXIMUM SURTAX RATE 32 PER CENT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 19, 2021.</ref> Hale also voted against an amendment introduced by the bigoted, racist [[North Carolina]] insurrectionist Furnifold Simmons<ref name=taxcuts1920s/> to raise the maximum income tax rate by 2.5%.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/68-1/s118 TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6715, WHICH AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT THE MAXIMUM RATE ON INCOMES BE 40 PER CENT INSTEAD OF 37 1/2 PER CENT. (P. 8195-2).]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 19, 2021.</ref>

====FDR presidency====

====FDR presidency====

A fierce opponent of the [[liberal]] agenda during the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], Hale resisted [[New Deal]] programs<ref name=nytimes/> at an even greater frequency than his Maine senatorial colleague [[Wallace H. White]].<ref>FascinatingPolitics (September 23, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/09/23/how-the-northeast-became-democratic-part-iv-maine-sort-of/ How the Northeast Became Democratic, Part IV: Maine (Sort of)]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> This includes his vote against the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), which White supported.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/74-1/s66 TO PASS S. 1958, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR SETTLEMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> Along with White in 1937, he was one of sixteen senators to vote against the confirmation of [[Klansman]] [[Hugo Black]] to the [[United States Supreme Court]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/s71 TO CONFIRM THE NOMINATION OF HUGO BLACK TO BE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref>

A fierce opponent of the [[liberal]] agenda during the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], Hale resisted [[New Deal]] programs<ref name=nytimes/> at an even greater frequency than his Maine senatorial colleague [[Wallace H. White]].<ref>FascinatingPolitics (September 23, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/09/23/how-the-northeast-became-democratic-part-iv-maine-sort-of/ How the Northeast Became Democratic, Part IV: Maine (Sort of)]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> This includes his vote against the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), which White supported.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/74-1/s66 TO PASS S. 1958, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR SETTLEMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> Along with White in 1937, he was one of sixteen senators to vote against the confirmation of [[Klansman]] [[Hugo Black]] to the [[United States Supreme Court]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/s71 TO CONFIRM THE NOMINATION OF HUGO BLACK TO BE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref>