“We believe that the several states should retain the that the Supreme Court of the United States this .
powers not granted to the Federal Government by the very year has declared that cscmcrgcncy docs not
Constitution and that the Federal Government should ,, b I . . .6 . f h
me b h f bl, f d b h f create power, ut mere y gives ]ust1 cation or t e
yteuseo pu nc unsor yanyotcr orm _ _ _
of usurpation, trespass upon the rights of the several use 0f PIEVIPUSIY unused Powers of the C0nSt1tuu°n·
states.” The time is approaching when the American
“We believe the Federal Government should not de- eo le will have to decide to what extent Some of
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prive the people of rights that have been guaranteed h t k _th f
to them by the Constitution., _ t e emergency measures, a en W1 out warrant o
“We believe that government should always be the   law er the Constitution, shell be permanently im'
servant and agent of the people and not the master of 3 bedded in gut- System gf ggvernynenb
the people. Such rights as are reserved to the people · The League proposes to infonn the people eo
by the Constitution should not be given up except with h h d C d
their formal consent and in the ways provided by the i at ii EY may Sen to Ongmss men an women
Constitution itSe]f_" who will not, under the camouflage of “emergency,”
"We believe that the rislit te suiherize the svemiins destroy the fundamental rights guaranteed by the
of public funds. and to raise revenue IS solely the func- Constitution, Senators and Representatives who
tion of the legislative branch of the government, and _ _ _ _
that balanced budgets end Seund Heeel peuey een eeme will not abdicate their functions to a concentrated
only when there is a retention by Congress of its full bnI’€8nCr3CY·
responsibility fer the nswre sud msriner sf expemiins Our forefathers separated themselves from the
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piieiiiic iii°iiiiy' _ _ mother country because they felt that taxation with-
To us as a group and to the League as it will be _ ‘
Pl'CSC¥lilY unfolded in our intensive campaign of educa. out representation was tyranny. Today l3l`g€ g1'0l1pB
tion, human rights and property rights are inseparable. are being taxed for the benefit not of the whole
Take away a man’s home or his business and you haye                  
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iii _ii iiii ii ii iippiiiiiiiiiiiy ii ii iiwiiy Y iiiii but for the direct benefit of other specific groups
caprice of bureaucracy or the tyranny of autocratic
power the savings of men, women and children sed classes'
throughout the land and you have not merely taken The American Libert Lea ue thorou hl reco -
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ih°i' P"°P°"Y “‘"Y but Y°“ h“"° i°"°°‘i ih°m i“i° ihc nizes the obligation of our government to come to .
iiiiiiiiii iiiiiii iii iiiii iiiiigic iiiiciiiiiiiiiiiii the relief of the men and women who are in dis-
* * * * tress because of unemployment through no fault
IT [S NOT incumbent upon thc American Liberty   of their own, or are suffering from afiliction over
League or any other body of private citizens to i which they could have no control. And this we
fcrmulatc a ]cg_ic]ativc program i-clctcd to the cc. *1 firmly believe can be done without violation of our
ordination of human rights and property rights in Csnstiwtien er ef American traditions-
the economic structure or for the protection of one ‘ * *. * *
class against exploitation by another. This is the BUSINESS which bears the responsibility for the
true function and responsibility of the elected offi- pay-checks of private employment has little
cers of overnment and the Lea ue ro oses to see voice in overnment and is harassed b a sabota e
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to it that the people of our country know exactly of constitutional principles and by irresponsible
what is re uired of ever branch of overnment. theorists who would amend the Constitution with the
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Many of the measures taken in the last two ad- hypocritical cry that the Constitution is “elastic.”
ministrations have been defended on the plea of The only way the Constitution can be and should
a national emergency. It should be noted, however, be amended is by the people themselves.
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