Posted on 03/30/2005 5:14:32 AM PST by alloysteel
ACLU = Another Constitutional Law Undermined
True, they have gone to great lengths to make an end run around the spirit of the Constitution, as in the "separation of church and state", and in protecting the rights of Nazis to march in Skokie, Illinois. But in each of these cases, the objective has been the same - instill a contempt for the letter of the law, by pushing its application to an extreme. Once the American legal system has riddled with a sufficient number of inconsistencies, then the law may be broken with little fear of successful prosecution. "Patriotism" becomes the "right" to resist a legally constituted rule of law, in favor of the "rights of Man".
One HUGE can of worms has been opened.
Yes indeed.
By the way. Where are the Michelle photos? ; )
Aren't the Minutemen really "undocumented border patrol agents"? Works for me.
You have that completely backwards. The original ACLU was introduced to oppose government excess; not reward expansive government intrusion into private lives. That it then moved toward "private" expression has always been a questionnable expansion of its role.
The ACLU is, and always been, a front for the protection of Communist ideology.
This wasn't even true in the 1930s and most certainly isn't now.
Regardless of whether the ACLU is a "front" for Communism, its actions over the past 30 years are ample evidence that the ACLU is an enemy of the United States. It opposes religion, it opposes US sovereignty, and it opposes the rights of the disabled.
The ACLU was riddled with Communist sympathizers during the 1930's under the benevolent eye of the FDR regime and the New Deal. It was an outgrowth of the "Progressive" movement, and has it roots much more in the French Revolution than in the American Revolution.
To deny the socialist beginnings of ACLU is to deny its present involvement in so many things that have been tacitly accepted by the majority of Americans since the founding of the Republic.
The ACLU is at heart a bloodthirsty bunch of pirates, who specialize in the law, not so much for its active and fair enforcement, as for loopholes.
Anyone here ever seen the movie "Devils Advocate"? Every time I see that movie I think of the ACLU. Al Pacino plays "The Devil", the director of a law firm that is instrumental in changing the way the laws of the United States are interpreted, in order to do human beings harm. His speech towards the end of the movie about building legal precedent is a major eye opener, because thats exactly what is happening thanks to groups like the ACLU and the SPLC.
The ACLU opposes state supported religion.
Please explain what you mean by the other two.
Is former Congressman Bob Barr still with the ACLU??
I will never again have respect for Barr due to his support of the ACLU, no matter how much good the organization did in the past.
In a roundabout way it does. Thanks to the fact that it only tries certain types of cases, there is a clause/loophole that requires any lawyer in a case they represent have their legal fees paid by the state. I'm sure other freepers could tell you more.
I felt the same way about that movie and the relationship to the ACLU.
The ACLU is composed of many local and state organizations and if you would look at some of them you would have a less offensive opinion.
LOL. "Red Measles." Never thought of it that way, but getting into my senior year I think I had developed a mild case myself. Anyone going through the humanities, sociology, or history/law probably has a higher chance of catching that than if you were in the hard sciences, or business.
They have a perfect right to speak in any manner they so choose. They do not have any right to be taken seriously or given any degree of gravitas in matters of philosophical discussion. They are gadflies at best, and the most evil of malefactors at worst.
Here is a link to a site that will give you a better understanding of the communist connections of the ACLU.
http://www.discoverthenetwork.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6145
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