Democracy, your days are numbered.

[Brisco Bold]

Nothing wrong with that. No one knew what Hitler was up to at that point. He took power completely legally, and turned Germany round into a successful nation. I'd want stocks in his steel too.

Legally...?

[Melf]

Legally...?

Yep. His party won a bunch of seats in the election. Pres. Hindenburg nominated him for chancellor and he was confirmed by one vote.

Legally...?

Yep.

<DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 0px 1mm; tab-stops: 18.8pt">In November 1932 elections the Nazis again failed to get a majority of seats in the Reichstag. Their share of the vote fell – from 230 seats to only 196. </DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 0px 1mm; tab-stops: 18.8pt"> </DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 0px 1mm; tab-stops: 18.8pt">Franz von Papen (a friend of Hindenburg) was Chancellor, but he could not get enough support in the Reichstag. Hindenburg and von Papen were having to govern by emergency decree under Article 48 of the Constitution. They offered Hitler the post of vice-Chancellor if he promised to support them.

Legally...?

Yep.

Source:

<DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 0px 1mm; tab-stops: 18.8pt"><FONT size=2>[quote]In November 1932 elections the Nazis again failed to get a majority of seats in the Reichstag. Their share of the vote fell – from 230 seats to only 196.

[Omni]

Legally...?

Aren't you a history major or something? The fact that Hitler took power legally is like common knowledge.

[Melf]

Yep.

Source:

<DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 0px 1mm; tab-stops: 18.8pt"><FONT size=2>[quote]In November 1932 elections the Nazis again failed to get a majority of seats in the Reichstag. Their share of the vote fell – from 230 seats to only 196.

Yep.

Source:

<DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 0px 1mm; tab-stops: 18.8pt"><FONT size=2>[quote]In November 1932 elections the Nazis again failed to get a majority of seats in the Reichstag. Their share of the vote fell – from 230 seats to only 196.

[Brisco Bold]

Yeah, I am.

In 1933 Hitler burnt the reichstag, blamed it on the commies, got the Prez to declare a state of emergency that suspended all human rights, then set out to kill and rough up all politcal opponents he hadn't killed and roughed up already. Then on March 23 of 1933 Hitler passed the Enabling Act which effectively eliminated the Reichstag, making Hitler the sole emblem of power in Germany. He then took apart the Weimar Republic, arguably the best constitution the world had seen.


Before this he was only Chancellor. Yes he had a large share of seats in the reichstage, but this was due to corporal discipline administered by his thugs to political opponents and the econmic climate. The state of emergency allowed him to take full control.

In books, Hitler's rise is always referred to as "legally" not legally.

[Omni]

Well he was voted in by the people, and that's all that matters to me!

[Brisco Bold]

Do you wanna quiz me about the last American election too?

[Omni]

Yeah...who won?

[sggg]

Hitler didn't exactly "take power" legally.

Where you guys are confused is that the Nazis did win a national election (without a majority of the votes, mind you). Hitler truly gained his power by seizing the Chancellory. The old guard thought they could use Hitler and his party but Hitler got the last laugh my manipulating them and seizing and consolidating all the power in the country. Once Hitler became Chancellor the word "legal" was meaningless, he had all the power.

That's it in a nutshell, it should not be hard to find more information about this if anyone is curious.


ps. This situation is not that comperable to the US. The US' problems are quite different. The problem is the danger of an evil man or evil party all of a sudden seizing power. The problem is who already has the power (and the money) and the fact that the common citizens have none and no chance to get it, because of the way the country was designed.

[Captain Vegetable]

ps. This situation is not that comperable to the US. The US' problems are quite different. The problem is the danger of an evil man or evil party all of a sudden seizing power. The problem is who already has the power (and the money) and the fact that the common citizens have none and no chance to get it, because of the way the country was designed.

Like I said. Neo-Roman Empire.