Re: UK vs US: Serfdom vs Freedom?

[Alberto Monteiro]

Dan Minette wrote:
>
> In the US, it would take a 2/3rds vote by the House and 
> Senate and ratification by 75% of the state legislatures. 
>
What happens when there is need to outlaw/legalize something
really quickly? For example, when F.D.Roosevelt stole...
err... nationalized the possession of gold? [NB: I know
this was done because I read it in Heinlein, who might
have been slightly biased O:-)]

Alberto Monteiro