[Eva]

My grandfather was investigated by this committee, but his accuser was a Democrat, not a Republican. He was his opponent for office in the Democrat primary for NJ state assembly. The only evidence that they had was that he was seen picking up a communist newspaper at a newstand and reading the headlines. They ruined his life, opened all his mail, talked to all his neighbors, visited his church and place of employment where he had held a top security clearance as the top tool and die maker for RCA. My grandmother said that they even attended his funeral in 1957, to make sure he was really in the coffin.

[kegler4]

"My grandfather was investigated by this committee, but his accuser was a Democrat, not a Republican. He was his opponent for office in the Democrat primary for NJ state assembly. The only evidence that they had was that he was seen picking up a communist newspaper at a newstand and reading the headlines. They ruined his life..."

McCarthy was partly right, but some people apparently think the innocent lives destroyed by his crusade were necessary collateral damage. That's crap.

It might be stupid to be a communist or a socialist, but in the U.S. it's not illegal -- not unless you're selling or giving away secrets that damage our security.