Congratulations on Standing up to Contempt: A Letter to Helen Gahagan Douglas1947-01-01Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0049The author, James L. Walters, is writing to congratulate Mrs. Douglas for voting against the contempt of Congress citation for witnesses before the Un-American Activities Committee. He expresses disappointment in the House's attitude towards civil liberties and wishes he could be represented by her.