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Rewriting the First Amendment by the ACLU (drops religion from 1st amendment on its website)
GoGov.com ^ | January 15, 2004 | R. Betts

Posted on 01/15/2005 12:33:51 PM PST by BJungNan

Rewriting the First Amendment
by the ACLU

The ACLU's crusade against religion should be no secret to anyone. The organization is well know for its stand against any signs of religion in government buildings or practices.

But it seems when it comes the U.S. constitution, the ACLU has taken matters into it own hands, well, at least as it sites the first amendment on its web page section dealing with free speech.

Here is how the first amendment appears to the ACLU on its web site. (link Here)

"Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."- as quoted by the ACLU

Something in the passage above is amiss, has been omitted, replaced with ( "...") in the ACLU's recitation of this important amendment. Have a look at the original wording of the first amendment below and see if you can see what the ACLU left out.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The ACLU has taken it upon itself to edit out all reference to religion in the first amendment, which by the way comes ahead of free speech.

We understand ACLU has its views on what the first amendment means and respect its free speech rights to debate it. That debate, however, ought to be legitimate. Altering the text of the first amendment to suits it ends is anything but legitimate. It's downright deceptive. Shame.

ACLU free speech page cached here.


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KEYWORDS: aclu; antitheist; firstamendment; freedom; religion
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You can join the fight against the ACLU and their ilk by becoming involved with and supporting the following organizations:

Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) - http://www.alliancedefensefund.org

Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) - http://www.thomasmore.org

American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) - http://www.aclj.org

The Rutherford Institute - http://www.rutherford.org/

Stop the ACLU Coalition - http://www.stoptheaclu.org


Here are a few examples of how two of those organizations are fighting back:

ADF Contacts Over 3,600 School Districts Over Attempts To Censor Christmas

ADF: 700 lawyers ready to fight ACLU lawsuits

ADF: Pentagons' Warning About Boyscouts Is Absurd

Thomas More Law Center: Town of Palm Beach Pays $50,000 In Attorney Fees Apologizes To Women In Nativity Lawsuit


Additional information:

The ACLU must be destroyed: Joseph Farah supports Boy Scouts, urges Americans to fight back

Citizens mobilized to stop ACLU (seeks to consign group to 'ash heap of history')

ACLU fulfilling communist agenda

Revealing FACTS on the ACLU from its own writings

See how YOUR Senator or Representative ranks with the ACLU

This group just started on December 3, 2004 and are looking for new members to their yahoo group

Let me know if you would like to join my ACLU Ping List!
61 posted on 01/16/2005 6:14:24 PM PST by Jay777 (Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman. Kurt Cobain)
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To: GoldenOrchid

I am willing to bet that a change in leadership with-in the ACLU in the past 10 years or so has brought about this SECULAR position on the ACLU organization.


You'd lose that bet. The ACLU was formed in New York in the 1920's and was Communist from the get go. They have been so successful that it is no longer necessary to hide it.


62 posted on 01/16/2005 6:21:04 PM PST by loboinok (GUN CONTROL IS HITTING WHAT YOU AIM AT.)
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To: BJungNan

I don't understand why this is a bad thing. They no have no basis to sue us for putting religious symbols in public places. When they scream about they constitution, we can just say, "We'll, according to you, the First Amendment doesn't include religion."


63 posted on 01/16/2005 6:24:40 PM PST by AVNevis (You are never too young to stand up for America)
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To: BJungNan
I waiting for them to tell the military they cannot sing songs containing religion. I hope they drive a M1A1 right over to their headquarters to say hello.
FIRE!

64 posted on 01/16/2005 6:31:24 PM PST by TheForceOfOne
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To: ZellsBells

You're part of the "gay" agenda?


65 posted on 01/16/2005 7:32:01 PM PST by little jeremiah (The "Gay Agenda" exists only in the minds of little jeremiah and his cohort. - Modern Man)
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To: Jay777

No one else posted it yet

66 posted on 01/16/2005 8:24:44 PM PST by concretebob (If you won't defend my liberty, who'll defend yours?)
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To: BJungNan; Jay777
Then prepare to be upset.
US Code allows tax dollars to be paid to the ACLU.
Jay can cite you the exact section. I'm to burned out from paperwork to look it up.
67 posted on 01/16/2005 8:29:14 PM PST by concretebob (If you won't defend my liberty, who'll defend yours?)
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To: GoldenOrchid; BJungNan; Jay777

The ACLU have always been oriented towards communism, but in order to gain the trust {and financial backing) of Americans, they've pretended to be something other than what they really are. Apparently they feel secure enough now to drop the pretenses.

ACLU= American Communist Losers Union


68 posted on 01/17/2005 2:43:03 AM PST by Lindykim
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To: BJungNan

It is time the ACLU is dropped off the face of the earth.


69 posted on 01/17/2005 5:57:03 AM PST by Piquaboy (22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
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To: BJungNan

I just sent them a little feedback:

I have heard folks complaining about your editing of the first ammendment on your 'free speech' page. Don't bow to their pressure and accurately reflect the first ammendment. This isn't a truth issue, it is a first ammendment issue. Thanks for taking this stand.


70 posted on 01/17/2005 6:18:10 AM PST by LearnsFromMistakes (Compassion is not defined by how much of other peoples money you wish to give away.)
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To: BJungNan
The ACLU preferres the Communist manifesto to the Constitution anyway. I'll bet they wouldn't quote that without spin either...
72 posted on 01/17/2005 11:47:18 AM PST by Edgerunner (The American right and the Democratic wrong...)
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To: concretebob
Then prepare to be upset. US Code allows tax dollars to be paid to the ACLU. Jay can cite you the exact section. I'm to burned out from paperwork to look it up.

Terrible how this country wastes money. It is corrupution, pure and simple.

73 posted on 01/17/2005 11:58:26 AM PST by BJungNan (Cut government spending 3 percent, get the same job done.)
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To: LearnsFromMistakes

Brilliant!

You've got that eagerly gullible lefty cognitive dissonance down pat!


74 posted on 01/17/2005 12:07:46 PM PST by headsonpikes (Spirit of '76 bttt!)
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To: Fiddlstix

Enemy of the PEOPLE...


75 posted on 01/17/2005 12:21:41 PM PST by Edgerunner (The American right and the Democratic wrong...)
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To: ZellsBells

I knew your position from the many astute and right on target comments you've made! Therefore your statement that you were part of the "gay" agenda gave me pause.

Or paws, I'm dealing with 5 unasked for cats lately. Do you want one? They're outside cats, eat anything. I'll deliver.

I remember when the word "gay" meant happy and carefree.


76 posted on 01/17/2005 1:34:18 PM PST by little jeremiah (The "Gay Agenda" exists only in the minds of little jeremiah and his cohort. - Modern Man)
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To: RepCath; Liz; IronJack; Grampa Dave; MeekOneGOP; Iris7; wkdaysoff; ApesForEvolution; EdReform; ...

Ping!


77 posted on 01/18/2005 5:40:15 AM PST by Jay777 (Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman. Kurt Cobain)
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To: All
You can join the fight against the ACLU and their ilk by becoming involved with and supporting the following organizations:

Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) - http://www.alliancedefensefund.org

Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) - http://www.thomasmore.org

American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) - http://www.aclj.org

The Rutherford Institute - http://www.rutherford.org/

Stop the ACLU Coalition - http://www.stoptheaclu.org


Here are a few examples of how two of those organizations are fighting back:

ADF Contacts Over 3,600 School Districts Over Attempts To Censor Christmas

ADF: 700 lawyers ready to fight ACLU lawsuits

ADF: Pentagons' Warning About Boyscouts Is Absurd

Thomas More Law Center: Town of Palm Beach Pays $50,000 In Attorney Fees Apologizes To Women In Nativity Lawsuit


Additional information:

The ACLU must be destroyed: Joseph Farah supports Boy Scouts, urges Americans to fight back

Citizens mobilized to stop ACLU (seeks to consign group to 'ash heap of history')

ACLU fulfilling communist agenda

Revealing FACTS on the ACLU from its own writings

See how YOUR Senator or Representative ranks with the ACLU

This yahoo group just started on December 3, 2004 and is looking for new members

Anti-ACLU Page


Let me know if you would like to join my ACLU ping list


78 posted on 01/18/2005 5:41:10 AM PST by Jay777 (Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman. Kurt Cobain)
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To: Jay777

Thanks for the links...it seems that the All Communists & Leftwing Union has continually gone too far, rewriting the Constitution now too, my don't they think alot of themselves!


79 posted on 01/20/2005 5:27:40 AM PST by FlashBack (Faith will not make our path easy, but it will give us strength for the Journey.)
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To: BJungNan

We can no longer live with these people. Either they need to leave to the US, or we need to split the nation and force them to move to some other part.


80 posted on 05/15/2005 7:06:49 AM PDT by Clock King
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