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oom cod . The Supreme Court must sto, an. “8 the Communist prograns ~ " easier to succeed and the fight of our F.B J. and other anti-Red |rencsee more difficult. It cannot be stressed too strongly that the Bupreme Court has no power to amend the Constitution, but only to interpret it. The decisions of the Supreme Court must be accepted by the Fedéral and State courts, but not by the court of public opinion. The e not the creatures of the ww form of o — vee .-) badd ‘Constitution as being based on three divisions: the Legislative, Executive and the Judicial. All of these branches shall always be f kept geparate. The Judicial must + Bevarates. a = ® ot legislate but shall confine See ite activities to the interpretation of the Constitution and the laws. | The Supreme Court decisions in all of the civil liberties cases have raised very important questions. The problema of sub- version and enforcement of the criminal laws have rendered the he traditional power of Congress to investigate, unquestioned since the birth of our Republic, is directly challenged, and has resulted in numerous bills being filed to limit the jurisdiction of the Bupreme Court. All of these Congressional moves have been engendered in a wave of outraged indignation due to the civil liberties decisicns, How can Congress proceed with its present program of investigation, which it is constitutionally authorized to do and perform its duties, not only in cases of subversion, but in anti-trust cases, labor racketeering, and numerous other types of criminal activity, all of which affect the security, business and welfare of the American people. All of these considerations are indeed weighty, and they have been projected into our midst by the present Court's de- cisions in the civil libertios cases. The people must resolve them in a way which will leave no doubt that the security of the Nation must be the first consideration in our minds, It has teen said that the Supreme Court follows the election returns, but we do not need an election under the present atmosphere of American indignity’ to impress the Supreme Court. The nation-wide revolt against the Supreme Court decisions has been led by judges, members of Congress, and a representative cross-section of the American people. This revolt must command the court's attention to follow the example of -18~ i - a