I just want to throw up. What has happened to the ACLU?
From my perspective, they have only shed their cover. They were founded by communists, run by communists and now, unsuprisingly, they are serving communist goals. Incidently, they have never considered certain parts of the Bill or Rights as worthy of protection - like the 2A.
"I just want to throw up. What has happened to the ACLU?"
Nothing has happened to the ACLU. They have been a constant.
"I am for socialism, disarmament, and ultimately for abolishing the State itself as an instrument of violence and compulsion. I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class, and sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal."
Roger Baldwin, founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Quoted in the National Federation for Decency Journal, September 1988. Page 9.
Nuff said.
All that has happened is that their true Communist roots are showing now. The ACLU was founded in the 1920s and their co-founder, Roger Baldwin, belonged to the Communist Party (supposedly, disenchanted and withdrew from them in the 1940s). Through Baldwin, the ACLU maintained close ties to the Communist Party,
It is now and has always been a extreme left leaning organization, hiding behind the US Constitution, while they try to destroy it. Claiming they don't defend persons, but a persons rights, they have yet to explain adequately why they have defended NAMBLA members.
it was founded by avowed communists who have worked tirelessly to undermine this country
see: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1415907/posts