After FDR was granted these powers, did he declare himself Furher, elimintae all other political parties, ship millions to labor camps in the interior of Alaska, outlaw the free press, confiscate all guns, execute pro-life Christians, and nationlize all industry?.... No, he simply created an institutional socialist state, and started us on the path of ruin for the republic.
Not that you would have noticed.
Take your happy butt to Cuba to see what a real police state is. It is just such over the top STUPID assertions that make the Libertarians the stuff of Comedy Central. (those catcalls are for your LITTLE band of self appointed patriots as well).