Posted on 05/12/2010 4:32:28 PM PDT by SmithL
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California is scheduled to shutter its office in San Jose next week. But officials say the organization will maintain a local role in advocating for police accountability.
Both employees who have been working at the office at 111 N. Market St. are being laid off.
The ACLU, which works to protect constitutional liberties, decided to close the office, opened in 2006, due to budget cuts, according to associate director Kelli Evans.
"San Jose and Santa Clara County are critical regions for ACLU work in Northern California,'' said Evans, a former civil rights trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
Something good out this economy.
>>”San Jose and Santa Clara County are critical regions for ACLU work in Northern California,’’
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that’s because you can swim in the Kool Aid in those regions..
Thank God Almighty. May the rest of their offices close.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZuOgEptHcU
“Dionne Warwick: Do you know the way to San Jose?”
At least it’s a start in the right direction...
great news, now just hundreds more to go. lol
Someone needs to sue the ACLU and force them to keep the SJ office open indefinitely . Social Justice for all!
lolol
I think the two employees should take to the streets and riot, just like the unions did in Greece.
Now that’s what I call “Hope & Change.”
Looks like one of Bernie Madoff’s “tiny time pills” just went off. (Many of the ACLU’s contributors had invested with him.)
“Both employees.” LOL
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