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Supreme Court — Part 26

116 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: Supreme Court · 108 pages OCR'd
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G 1"  - 5 - with respect to judicial power over congressional investigations, my position is that there should be none; and if my bill should be enacted, and the appellate power of the Supreme Court in this field should be curtailed we would have none. Lower courts could protect the rights of individuals without attempting to police the investigative powers of the Congress or to assert its legislative powers, it has been the Supreme Court, not the inferior courts, which has sought these unworthy ends. with respect to the Federal Employee Security Program, I think nearly all of the cases would be brought in the District of Columbia, so that the court of last resort for cases in this class would be, to all 92§ffects and purposes, the United States Court of Appeals for the District f Columbia Circuit. ~ respe ~ * enactmer ~ - ~ ~' - cc duct of State investigations respecting subversion, with respect to the control of subversive activity in local schools, and with respect to admission of individuals to the Dar of particular States, I feel that a federal1y~ imposed uniformity is extremely undesirable. These are matters committed by the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution to the States, they should be controlled by the people of the various States through their elected legis-
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