For what reason is the American Legion, of which I am a member (as well as the VFW), "going after" the ACLU? That sounds nonsensical.
The American Legion believes that it is/was the veterans who gave America its civil liberties...not the ACLU. The ACLU wants all Christian and Jewish symbols to be removed from government land, including cemeteries.
The American Legion cited that one of the lawyers at the ACLU is the wife of a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals judge.
The ACLU got $900,000 of taxpayer's money for winning their case against the Boy Scouts. (The ACLU persue pro bono cases.)