How did the enabling act benefit Hitler?
The enabling act was signed by President Paul Von Hindenburg on 23 March 1933, granting Hitler power to make his own laws legally by his strong authority he had, without the going through the Reichstag for four years. Even before it was officially passed, Hitler immediately obtained great success through his speech demanding such powers which served to promote himself and show he could do well in leading the country. Hitler’s “For the Protection of the People and the State” decree formulated the powers that the Enabling Act voted to give by placing: “Restrictions on personal liberty, on the right of free expression of opinion, including freedom of the press; on the rights of assembly and association; and violations of the privacy of postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications; and warrants for house searches, orders for confiscations as well as restrictions on property, are also permissible beyond the legal limits otherwise prescribed.” Two weeks later Hitler asked the Reichstag
