Session #65 · 1917–19

Speech #650417141

The United States Government binds Itself on such ipso facto act of war immediately to sever all trade or financial relations. to prohibit all intercourse. financial or commercial. with the offending power. Under what is this embargo laid. the constitution of the league or the Constitution of this Republic? What authority now regulates foreign commerce? The Congress of the United States. Congress lays an embargo or suspends commercial relations. stops credits and remittances. Congress denies nationals intercourse. suspends immigration and travel. If the Executive exercise such power. it is a delegated one. not an original constitutional grant. In either case it is a power derived from and exercised by virtue of our Constitution. not the league of nations.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
LAWRENCE SHERMAN
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
650417141
Paragraph
#1
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