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:''See: [[Court packing]]
:''See: [[Court packing]]
After President Roosevelt's [[liberal]] agenda faced setbacks by the Supreme Court, he proposed a scheme to pack the court by increasing the total number of judges to serve there. Bailey and other conservatives including Roosevelt's own vice president [[John Nance Garner]] fiercely denounced the effort, saying: "To weaken [either the Constitution or the Supreme Court] is to weaken the foundations of our Republic. To destroy either is to destroy the Republic."<ref>Zelizer, Julian E. (October 15, 2018). [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/opinion/supreme-court-packing-democrats-.html Packing the Supreme Court Is a Terrible Idea]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved February 16, 2021.</ref>
After President Roosevelt's [[liberal]] agenda faced setbacks by the Supreme Court, he proposed a scheme to pack the court by increasing the total number of judges to serve there. Bailey and other conservatives including Roosevelt's own vice president [[John Nance Garner]] fiercely denounced the effort, saying: "To weaken [either the Constitution or the Supreme Court] is to weaken the foundations of our Republic. To destroy either is to destroy the Republic."<ref>Zelizer, Julian E. (October 15, 2018). [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/opinion/supreme-court-packing-democrats-.html Packing the Supreme Court Is a Terrible Idea]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved February 16, 2021.</ref>
====World War II====
During [[World War II]], Bailey worked closely with Roosevelt though differed over economic stabilization policies. He supported anti-strike bills and supported "work or fight" measures to draft American civilians into the war.
Bailey since 1942 was an advocate for the establishment of the [[United Nations]].
===Death===
===Death===