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Actually, it's true, I don't know much about the ACLU's actual background, besides what I read in the papers and a book I read on J. Edgard Hoover. I'd certainly be willing to listen to your perspective on the organization.

I never claimed to be a conservative. I always thought of myself as being merely a moderate, hating political correctness, convinced of the need for governments' fiscal responsibility, but also pro-choice etc. I think I am liberal on some issues, conservative on others. But to some people here, I must sound like the president of the Karl Marx fan club (no doubt that choice of words will be used against me:).

Well, stick around, don't let anyone run you off. As long as everyone exchanges ideas reasonably and respectfully, we should all be OK. There is also quite a variety on this board, from very moderate Republicans who sound more like liberals, to some police bootlickers who sound like fascists to libertarians to old-style paleocons to neocons(whatever these terms really mean)

I'd say that it's possible individual ACLU chapters try for some balance, but on the whole they do not respect the Constitution. They apparently do not support the Boy Scouts right as a private org to ban gay scout leaders. I have not ONCE seen ACLU behind a 2nd Amendment case.

The ACLU will defend some non-left clients, this is true, but they have a limited view of "civil liberties" and seem slanted to the left the majority of the time.

I don't read FR to educate you on the issues. You are free to read and post on any topic under the sun.

It is highly offtopic to address these issues in this thread and I am only one of thousands of FReepers.