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As long as the ACLU uses the Constitution as an ideal (or pretends to), they are bound to at least occasionally do something right.

The only thing is, my impression is that their actual intent is to use the Constitution in such a way that it would destroy the original concept and ideals for which the document was written.

I don't know whether or not the ACLU follows the "Constitution is a living breathing document" mantra, but I assume they do, adapting it as needed to fit whatever cause they may espouse.

I strikes me that there is not very much hard knowledge here on FR regarding the actual inner thinking of ACLU leadership, beyond the observation of their actions.

I personally know only one ACLU card carrying member; he is an avowed socialist. A very nice person, strangely.

It strikes me that there is not very much hard knowledge here on FR regarding the actual inner thinking of ACLU leadership, beyond the observation of their actions
No, there isn't. I was one of the ACLU haters here on FR. It was not until I lost a bet on Conservative members of the ACLU that I delved deeper into it. Did you know that the ACLU works with the American Conservative Union?

I too believed the ACLU was a bunch of commie Christian haters. I was literally shocked to find out I was wrong. I think the impression that the ACLU supports a living Constitution comes from the cases that make the news. Very few ACLU cases are ever mentioned by the media. The ACLU is the only organization in the country that actively defends the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They may not do as good a job as we would like, but they're the only game in town.

I personally know only one ACLU card carrying member; he is an avowed socialist. A very nice person, strangely.
Lol...Nothing strange about it. The ACLU has an abundance of socialists and so does the Democrat and Republican parties. The difference is that he admits it. Most socialists, including those here on FR, don't even think of themselves as socialists let alone admit it.
Like it or not, and being a libertarian I don't, we are a socialist nation and have been since the thirties.
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