Word: huac
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Dates: during 1961-1961
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Lewis's assertion that the country is at war was needed to rescue a train of logic that began when he agreed that the college students in last May's San Francisco demonstrations against the HUAC were "verging on treason." Then he defined treason as "aiding and abetting the enemy in time of war," and added, "Well, we call it a cold...
...remarks, the youthful Lewis emphasized the need for the HUAC and the Committee's respect for men's right to their own opinions. Some of his arguments, which to some members of the audience represented considerable gaffes, were...
...question of abolishing the Committee has now become "academic," since the House almost unanimously voted to renew the HUAC's appropriation, Howe said. Handlin, while noting that the Committee "has abused its privileges and hasn't served a useful function in 15 years", said that "it is not realistic to think that Congress will suddenly turn against...
Howe said that the Supreme Court's recent decisions on the Braden and Wilkinson cases "were not meant to give the Court's blessing" to the HUAC. The decisions, he explained, "merely said Congress had the right to keep such an absurd body going." He remarked, "If the Supreme Court were the House, it would vote to abolish the Committee...
Seeger noted that HUAC had asked him about three songs: "The Hammer Song," "Midnight Special," and "Wasn't That a Time?" but refused to listen to him sing them...