Freedom of speech?
Media
Part of Panorama
- Title
- Freedom of speech?
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1939
- Subject
- Planas, Carmen
- Rights
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- Fulltext
- Freedom of Speech? Carmen Planas, Manila Councillor, junior-law student in the state uni versity, wants to know if her utter ances criticizing President Quezon for what she considers an improper par ticipation in the last elections for As sembly membership are not within the constitutional guarantee. The Pres ident tells her to prove her criticisms before the Civil Service Commissioner. She refuses. The Supreme Court or ders her to do so. Miss Planas may appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court. 36 Panorama