[Experiment 6-2-6]

The disdain for the ACLU ranks along the disgust for lawyers in general.

Until, of course, the moment you are in need of them.

However much you may dislike them, their ability to protect those who have no voice is the true purpose of lawyers.

Unfortunately, there are too few lawyers who have the willingness or experience to engage in the constitutional issues involved.

Partly, of course, because it doesn't pay.

I, for one, am seriously seeking involvement of the ACLU on my little island. This place is worse than 'bama in the fifties. And if ANYONE on freerepublic believes state action without Federal oversight is a good thing, perhaps I should rethink my involvement..

[LittleAlex]

The ACLU is doing SOME good work regarding privacy rights in the new technological age. I do think it is important to fight creation of large databases for tracking and identifying every citizen regardless of criminal offense. The ACLU has make some inroads into curbing the TSA in their ill-conceived policies of screening randomly/stupidly rather that screening those most demographically or actually connected with "terrorist" activities.

-Alex

[bill1952]

"However much you may dislike them, their ability to protect those who have no voice is the true purpose of lawyers."

Where in God's good GD heel did you ever get that idea??

Total BS. The ability to protect is the bane of lawyers and most people need protection FROM lawyers.

"And if ANYONE on freerepublic believes state action without Federal oversight is a good thing, perhaps I should rethink my involvement.."

Start rethinking now.