Opposition to the Un-American Activities Committee1947-01-01Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0033The document writer expresses their disapproval of the procedures used by the House Committee on Un-American Activities and states their intention to vote against upholding contempt charges against Hollywood witnesses. They believe that the Committee's methods are a violation of the Constitution and call for its dissolution to protect freedom of speech and the press.