OMG! An apology from a member of the ACLU? He's going to get booted off the team.
Obviously, he was told to apologize by the ACLU, who threatened to sue themselves because of the damages sustained to themselves by the wrongful actions (revealing the mindset of the ACLU members) of said member.
Despite the party of the first part being a member of the party of the second part, the parts were not the same, as the party of the second part obviously threatened the party of the first part with termination if said member did not mitigate the damages caused to the party of the second part.
Oh, this makes my head hurt.