To be fair, I have to say this.
The "Great" presidents, like Roosevelt and Lincoln openly violated the constitution. Lincoln basically suspended the entire thing and ruled the Union as a dictator in wartime, thankfully he restored it after the war was over.
Roosevelt also illegally detained thousands of americas, notably all west coast Japanese.
My opinion, Lincoln was right to do what he did in the midst of a civil war. The very existence of America was in jeopardy, there were enough dissenters on the Union side who were trying to either sabotage the war effort, appease/make peace with the South, or other derailments that Lincoln either had to give up or take the drastic measures he did.
Roosevelt and his Japanese internments was completely inexcusable though. They were people who were put in jail not for any ties to Japan or even avowed dissenting views. They were America Citizens put there specifically for their nationality.
Having said that, neither tried to write their particular abuses permanently into LAW, as this administration has.
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