Session #66 · 1919–21

Speech #660052094

Mr. Chairman. I ainl very nmchll in sympathy with the intention of this legislation. but it seems to 111e from a practical standpoint that everything on page 2. beginning with subdivision 2 on down to the end of section 2. is dangerously near being unconstitutional. if I may make the suggestion. in that in this they make the conviction for a crime already committed before the passage of this act an excuse for deporting. In other words. the proposition looks. as drawn. as if it is merely adding to the punishment which the criminal already convicted has to suffer for violating a law before this act is passed.
Keywords matched
deporting

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM STEVENSON
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
SC
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
660052094
Paragraph
#0
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