Constitutional lawyers whom I have consulted go so far as to question the constitutionality of including a trial by jury provision in the legislation under consideration. inasmuch as it would deprive the courts of their historic power to protect themselves by contempt action. My own main objection to the proposed jury trial provision is that it would nullify this billthat there is double reason for its rejection In the danger that it might. at the same time. flaunt the authority of the judiciary. Mr. Chairman. what we need today is to consider the basic issue before us: The issue of whether freemen. American born or naturalized. who are entitled under the Constitution to vote. shall be deprived of that vote or of any other civil right guaranteed by our Constitution. Personally. I think it is as simple as that.
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