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4-572 (3~29-55} STANDARD FouhM NO. 04 ne Office Memvrandum + untrep staTES GOVERNMENT TO . Th ~ . a a Misaetas DATE: 4 ~ ; - AS ee ee Cth af ee uw From : J, FP. Mohr SUBTRCT: The Canaracecinnal Ranacd Pages 1664-1565, Senator Wiley, (R) Wisconsin, spoke ke couterping the Constitution of the United Btates. He commented on the duti of ie Sepreme, Court, Congress and congressional committees. Me stated “Let us go extremely slow in any legialation which would impair the constitutional process. Let there be the most thorough and exhaustive hearings on thd Variety of bills hew pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Let the greatest | legai scholars and constitutional minds of this Natien be called upon. Let them be agked to present their comprehensive briefs as to any bill which would chip . away at the rights of the Supreme Court. Let us not proceed with ill-considered ~ 2 Fg haste, because of the passions of the moment, and because the pendulum has , dee (temporarily swang one way or another." Mr. Wiley included with hig remarks a ‘se: column by Arthur Krock which appeared in the New York Times of February 6, _. £ j 958, and an editorial from the September 28, 1957, issue of the Christian 2 1 Bclence Monitor. It is stated in the editorial "Most Americans are wimilarly cane aware, that the Supreme Court plays an equally indispensable role ia their system of government, This awareness was strongly expressed 20 years ago to balt fhe famous Court-packing plan. In the previous 3 years the Court had thrown eut 12. major pieces of legislation desired by Congress and the President. Popular * annoyance with the umpire was sharp. But wise counsel rejected 2 plan that would have allowed the executive and legislative departments to curtail his independence. We trust that similar considerations will bring rejection of the spate of bills recently offered by various Congressmen to curtail the Ceurt's authority..... The authers of most of these proposals know they have no chance of becoming law; they are taking this way of létting off steam or satisfying constituents. (Like the baseball fan shouting at the umpire.) These new attacks Jon the Court arine out of a series of decisions, beginning with the schoo} desegregation ruling and including recent dectdlons touching the FHI files and setting up other sefeguards for individuals aguinst reckless methods used by some g Uobfietate in Communist hunting. Uongress has already taken action to modify’ the Jog Lf. Oriainal f{1=4 in. 5 4 +] ( rie) Court's ruling on FBI files. * * * This record upsets the charge too often 4 eard these days that the Supreme Court is a dictatorship, irresponsible and aa uncontrollable by the people,.....'' In the original of a memorandum captioned anddated as above, the Congressional ~ cag Record for ie, -4-1 was reviewed and pertinent items were marked for the Director's attention. This form has been prepared in order that portions of copy, of the original memorandum may be clipped, mounted, and ~~ "~ placed in appropridte Bureau case or subject matter files. > PA fae