That goes back to Wilson too, who regarded socialism and democracy as “one and the same” and pushed through the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments to erode the republican quality of the Constitution and make it more “democratic” in nature.
But he didn’t make his lawlessness stick the way FDR did. His Amendments, however vile, still managed to have the bandaid of amendments attached to them.
The rest of Wilson’s lawlessness was a bad cold compared to FDR. We were fortunate that he had that stroke in that respect.
FDR’s was the start of cancer that has since metastasized, for it needs no stinkin’ amendments. It is true Arbitrary government and absolute rule.