Session #70 · 1927–29

Speech #700132174

Another thing that you must do. of course. is to pass the atrocious measure. as I see it. recently introduced here by the Senator from Washington -tbat is to say. the bill known as the Jones bill. which proposes to wipe out all the timehonored. immemorial distinctions that the courts have always recognized between the heinousness of first offenses and subsequent offenses. to merge alternative provisions for fine and imprisonmnent in a single composite penalty. and actually to leave it in the power of some fanatical judge to inflict a fine of no less than $10.000 on some one who might be found transporting a half pint of liquor between the city of Washington and the city of Alexandria. To such fearful extremes has unbridled fanaticism brought the Legislature of this Union and the legislatures of many of the States of this Union. And then. by all means. enforce your Stalker law. providing that an alien in this country who violates the Volstead Act. no matter how relatively trivial the violation may be in point of gravity. is to be deported from this country. Pass that law. too. While you are doing your work. do it completely.
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deported

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM BRUCE
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MD
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
700132174
Paragraph
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