In addition, the Michigan Law Review argued that the politically charged Act was plagued by a number of constitutional problems which would have undermined its effectiveness. The Yale Law Journal lauded the Act as the "most direct statutory attack on internal communism yet undertaken [by 1955] by Congress," but stressed the "haste and confusion of the Act’s passage" which led to many "vague and ambiguous provisions."
The Michigan Law Review criticized the politically charged Act for its constitutional flaws that would have hindered its effectiveness. The Yale Law Journal lauded the Act as a significant legislative effort to combat internal communism but pointed out the hasty and unclear nature of its passage, leading to vague and ambiguous provisions.