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F to persons accused of subversion “and other crimes,” The powers of C ongress to investigate anything and anybody the public interest have been cut down, These attacks by the Supréfne Court do not & afféct only ‘the people, They also affect the Executive and the Legiala- tive branches of the people’s Government, And up to now _ the Executive branch, as represented by the President, has contented itself with muttering that we must respect. the Supreme Court even when ita decisions pass our under- standing, and with taking fairly vigorous steps toward ask- ing Congress to do something about the FBI-files decision. _ _-” It seems to us that the time has come for the— LEGISLATIVE BRANCH . "meaning the Congress of the United States, to appoint _ itself the tribune of the American people, That is Congress’ proper and constitutional function. hon : As tribune of the people, Congress could, and we think - . “should, renew its fight to alash the Eisenhower budget by — several billions; and it should take up the fight to clip the overgrown claws of the Warren Supreme Court.and restore — to both the President and Congress the powers that court en xe away. ~ IesTime * ‘There would rea to be little time to To Fight ‘waste in this matter. If things go on in the present direction much longer, the Ameri- — “can people can wind up with a bankrupt Government and a alloping inflation, and with the J udicial branch in full con- - _trol of the White House, Congress and all the rest of us. ; That would mean the end of the United States as wa “have known and loved it. In Congress lies the Jasi-hope can detect of heading off such a disaster, -~-