Do you think the hearings of the House Un-American Activities Commitee (HUAC) and the televised hearings of Senator McCarthy violated citizens' civil liberties under the First Amendment (which protects citizens' right to free speech and free association) ?

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Renee Walter

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2 July, 04:59

Do you think the hearings of the House Un-American Activities Commitee (HUAC) and the televised hearings of Senator McCarthy violated citizens' civil liberties under the First Amendment (which protects citizens' right to free speech and free association) ?

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Lizeth Goodwin · Answer 1

Well, I think that the activities of the HUAC obviously violated American citizens First Amendment rights as there is no way being a communist should be illegal.

But it also probably infringed upon the 5th amendment rights as well.

Do you think the hearings of the House Un-American Activities Commitee (HUAC) and the televised hearings of Senator McCarthy violated citizens' civil liberties under the First Amendment (which protects citizens' right to free speech and free association) ?2-3 sentences

Do you think the hearings of the House Un-American Activities Commitee (HUAC) and the televised hearings of Senator McCarthy violated citizens' civil liberties under the First Amendment (which protects citizens' right to free speech and free association) ?

2-3 sentences