Session #79 · 1945–47

Speech #790187534

When it does itis violating the first amendment and when it issues a subpena of the character before us. it not only violates the first amendment but violates the fourth amendment with equal violence. So that what is involved here is a violation of the constitutional guarantee of free speech and press and of the constitutional protection against unwarranted search and seizure. This Joint AntiFascist Refugee Com. mittee is not engaged in propaganda. It is engaged in the distribution of relief to the victims of Fascist Spain. But. assuming for the sake of argument. that they did get out literature of a propa- ganda nature. the committee must first establish that the propaganda is subversive to warrant an investigation of the books and records of that organization.
Keywords matched
Refugee

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN RANKIN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MS
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
790187534
Paragraph
#0
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