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In reply to the discussion: We Are Just A Selfish Stupid Ass Nation That Deserves What We Get. [View all]RZM
(8,556 posts)And as I'm sure you know, he didn't like Hitler nor did he want him in a powerful position. Thus the famous 'Bohemian Corporal' quote about how Hitler could at best 'be my postmaster general.'
My understanding is that Von Papen persuaded Hindenburg to do it, because he and others on the establishment right wanted to use the Nazis for their own purposes while the movement was at its peak. They all thought Hitler was a crude pretender and would soon self-destruct, so now was the time to take advantage of him before it was too late.
It was obviously a horrendous miscalculation.
As for the SCOTUS, AFAIK it was mostly a party-line vote that had little to do with what was happening in Florida and more about who the justices preferred to be president. But I'm far from an expert on that.