The Threat of the Mundt-Nixon Bill: A Call for Protection of Rights and Freedoms1950-01-01Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_014_5_172_9_0016Helen Gahagan Douglas criticizes the Un-American Activities Committee for having too much power and using it to attack innocent people. She warns that this unchecked power is leading to the creation of a new Gestapo and undermining the public's confidence in the government. She also highlights a specific instance of anti-Semitic behavior by a committee investigator.