Session #69 · 1925–27

Speech #690240635

Four planks were framed by them: First. every man who violates the Volstead Act by having a spoonful of liquor in his possession. for instance. even though lie be a first offender. is to suffer nothing less than a jail sentence. Secondly. a padlock is to be clapped upon the door of every building in the land in which the Volstead Act is violated. Thirdly. every alien who violates the Volstead Act is to be deported. Fourthlywhat do you think of this?-Every man who buys a drop of liquor Is to be held to be equally culpable with the man who sells it to him. I say without hesitation that if that last plank is widened so as to embrace gifts of liquor. a large part of this body may find itself in jail.
Keywords matched
deported

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Criminal Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM BRUCE
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MD
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
690240635
Paragraph
#0
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