Session #77 · 1941–43

Speech #770110810

I fear that any measure which in anywise slackens due process of law is dangerous. Concentration camps. or their equivalent. should be kept beyond the pale of our democracy. They may prove to be a twoedged sword. cutting at our enemies today. but striking at our patriots and defenders of democracy tomorrow. It has been aptly said that hard cases make bad laws. While the Justice Department may have a hard case before it in the problem of disposing of undesirable aliens. I do not believe the solution lies in adopting bad law. We may very well set in motion a Frankenstein which we cannot control.
Keywords matched
undesirable aliens

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN MEYER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MD
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
770110810
Paragraph
#0
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