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Examples of Old Right figures who symbolized fierce opposition towards the New Deal included U.S. senator [[Frederick Hale]] of [[Maine]], who voted against such programs even more frequently than his colleague [[Wallace H. White]].<ref>Fascinating Politics (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 October 16, 2021.</ref> Hale particularly voted against the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (known as the Wagner Act),<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 October 16, 2021.</ref> as well as the [[Social Security]] Act.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/74-1/s82 TO PASS H.R. 7260.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref>

Examples of Old Right figures who symbolized fierce opposition towards the New Deal included U.S. senator [[Frederick Hale]] of [[Maine]], who voted against such programs even more frequently than his colleague [[Wallace H. White]].<ref>Fascinating Politics (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 October 16, 2021.</ref> Hale particularly voted against the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (known as the Wagner Act),<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 October 16, 2021.</ref> as well as the [[Social Security]] Act.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/74-1/s82 TO PASS H.R. 7260.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref>

[[File:Arthur H Vandenberg.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Sen. [[Arthur Vandenberg]] spearheaded the effort to successfully defeat FDR's court packing scheme.]]

[[File:Arthur H Vandenberg.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Sen. [[Arthur Vandenberg]] spearheaded the effort to successfully defeat FDR's court packing scheme.]]

The political power of the Old Right solidified in the wake of the 1937 [[court packing]] scheme. President Roosevelt, irritated over rulings by the [[United States Supreme Court]] striking down key [[New Deal]] legislation, sought to increase the number of total justices on the Court by introducing the Judiciary Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 so he could appoint stalwart allies of his liberal agenda.

The political power of the Old Right solidified in the wake of the 1937 [[court packing]] scheme. President Roosevelt, irritated over rulings by the [[United States Supreme Court]] striking down key [[New Deal]] legislation, sought to increase the number of total justices on the Court by introducing the Judiciary Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 so he could appoint stalwart allies of his liberal agenda.