Session #115 · 2017–19

Speech #CREC-2017-01-30-pt1-PgS491_t1

This is just one of more than 100 stories from the weekend. I believe this order is also unconstitutional. The First Amendment prohibits government from establishing a religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The order violates this First Amendment by targeting Muslims and favoring Christians. The order may also violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which forbids the government from burdening the person's exercise of religion. The law bars any discrimination based on national origin in the issuance of a visa. Finally, detaining people at airports may violate their Fourth Amendment rights. This was an ill-considered overreach, as the courts showed over the weekend, and it should be repealed.
Keywords matched
visa

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
DIANNE FEINSTEIN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
CA
Gender
Date
2017-01-30
Speech ID
CREC-2017-01-30-pt1-PgS491_t1
Paragraph
#2
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