Session #77 · 1941–43

Speech #770111034

In this world struggle for freedom we sometimes think further back than our own Bill of Rights. We think of Magna CartaMagna Carta. with its promise that an accused man shall have the right to a fair trial by a jury of his peers. For seven centuries that single clause. that familiar principle. has been a bulwark against tyranny. Yet today we are asked to set some men and women aside and say to them. "You do not possess a visa to let you return where you came from. Therefore the guaranties of human liberty do not apply to you." This is not a defense measure. Mr.
Keywords matched
visa

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
THOMAS ELIOT
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
770111034
Paragraph
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