in 1952, in the middle of the korean war, the united steel workers of america threatened to strike. but before they, could president truman shocked the nation with a televised address announcing he was seizing control of the steel plants so as not to interrupt the war effort. within half an hour of that address, lawyers for the steal companies had driven to a district court judges home in washington, d. c., and gotten the judge to set a hearing for the next morning. a hearing as to whether or not a could actually do that. now, the merits of that case a really interesting, but the reason the steele seizure case matters today is the speed at which was heard by the supreme court. the issue was so urgent for the steel workers, the unions, the steel companies, the u. s. military, it was so pressing that the case skipped the appeals process and the supreme court heard oral arguments just a little over a month after truman s announcement. they decided the case less than a month afte
And what these billionaires have been doing is buying up the whole congress, now buying up the governor nors to make sure they never have to pay taxes again. don t miss the last word weeknights at 8:00 p.m. eastern time only on msnbc, the place for politics. her s the first look at the other news around america today. in texas, a dallas police officer has been fired following an investigation into unnecessary force. dash cam video captured the officer kicking a handcuffed suspect in the face and pepper spraying him. the incident also led to a ten-day suspension for a second officer. in pennsylvania, an explosion of a gas well turned the night sky orange. the workers were executing a gas extraction process when several tanks caught fire and exploded. rescue teams transported three workers to nearby hospitals. their condition is unknown at this time. in missouri, icy roads turned yesterday s morning