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a fi wep Fes 2 THINKING OUT_LOUD Restoring States’ Rights By LYNN LANDRUM A MLL. is proposed in Com Testh Amendment to the Constita to restore to states im full tion of the United States, right to authorize we of The refusal of the Supreme Jus- wire tapping for police parposes, tices to investigate the real in- gtess on wire-tapping activities > “NO PERSON not being authur- ized by the sender shall inter- tept any communication and di- wulge or publish the existence, contents. substance. purport. ef. fect or meaning of such inter- cepted communication.” Under the Constitution of the State of New York, police of the slate may apply to a state court for permission to tap wires for the purpose of gaining evidence on known or prohable crime, Upon j Teceipt of court authority, New York State police may tap a wire and testify in court as to evi- dence so received. The Supreme Court of the Unit- ed States held that Congress in- tended ta invalidate the Consti- tution of the State of New York fand, incidentally. that Congress had the power 90 to invalidate it} so far as wire lapping was con- cerned. The purpose of the bill how under consideration is to re. turn to the states the police un- thority and power which was re sidua! in those states under the jot tentions of Congress is an } alarming attitude of most trend. It puts "the will and judgment of the Supreme Court above, " and instead of, the will and judgment of the Congress itself. Under pretense of (actunty Te the court is { actualty- legisiating—and legislating in fields where neither the court ner the Congress has any proper authority to make or unmake Jaws affect- ing the government of the pecple of the severa] states. —— WIRE FAPPING is anevil thing. where the purpose of the tapping is to steal information or ma- liciously to interfere in affairs which are legitimately of private concern alone. But the detecting of crime is Net snooping. And one who urss telephone or telegraph is on ne- tice that, unintentionally or in- tentionally, communication may be overheard or read by persons not concerned with it. And when communications so overheard are criminal in their nature and im- plications, it is the duty of any mood citider cognizant thereof to disclose them to the authorities. Particularly, where a person ac- quires knowledge of treason or contemplated treason, he is in duty bound to disclose that for the protection of his country. The trend of the present Su- preme Court of the United States ig dangerous to the republic. ‘ + ————— ry ney pee, oF ee. = + -” - Editorial - “Dallas Morning News” Dalla&,: Texas, 1, 22/58 Editor William B. Huggles. ORIGINAL COPY FILED IN 2.2 ~ fad A/a