Do you support the ACLU?

Question

You better before you find the Bill of Rights disappears for good.

I just joined after going through a stressful time with federal law enforcement over a comment I made which was a joke. I never thought I would be a supporter of the ACLU, but I am. It's scary to know how many of our rights are being whisked away under the guise of "national security".

Answer 1

Absolutely not!!

Friends of pedophiles are not friends of mine. Neither are people who make false claims of racism, even when there is audio tape evidence to the contrary.

Friend of The Bill of Rights, you say?? How about the first amendment. You know, where we are granted freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM it. And where it says " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,..." But here comes the part that people like the ACLU forget, "...or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"
Nowhere does it say there can be no religion in government.

Interesting how the ACLU cherry picks which "religion" they will persecute (Christian) versus those they support (Islam / Wicca / Atheist / Pedophiles).

P.S. Support the ACLJ!!!!!

http://www.aclj.org/

Answer 2

The ACLU defends anybody who has their civil liberties infringed. Convicts who had an unfair trial, skinheads, communists, anarchists, everybody. If all organizations were as painfully honest, fair, and with such a level playing field, I think the system would work much more efficiently.

I have no idea why anybody but a tyrant would bash the ACLU. You've got a case where your civil rights were molested, they will take it.

EDIT: Kathy O, how have they destroyed morals? They are protecting everyone evenly. Can you find one single shred of evidence that the ACLU refused to take a case because the individuals involved had in the past disagreed with them? And of "inventing rights", our supreme court is the one inventing those rights and not this NGO. Want to get rid of the supreme court so we can have a dictatorship? That is exactly what the ramifications of what you are advocating would be.

EDIT #2: I still see wild misconceptions here! Can anybody show me ANY time the ACLU has turned down any Christians who were able to prove that their civil rights were violated?! I searched and could not find anything on the matter. I have in fact cited two cases the ACLU took up relating to Christian freedom of religion and also a link pointing to Chrstian ACLU lawyers.

They are NOT biased and protect anybody who has their rights infringed. I think all the anti-ACLU folks here are missing the point that "all men were created equal". Pedophile, Baptist, whatever. If somebody says "you can't say that," the ACLU will protect you.

Answer 3

What rights are disappearing under the guise of national security? I keep hearing this, but I still have my rights. Everyone I know still has theirs. I watch proceedings on Congress and the Senate constantly, and I've heard nothing about this. It's new to me.
So no, I don't support the ACLU because they spout crap like that. Show me the proof, and I'll go join today.

Answer 4

Yeah, I do.

Im finding more and more things that are just absurd that are restricted under the guise of national security.

I received detention in high school for posting anti-recruit posters over posters with the dates/times of the recruiter visits. I also organized several students to stand about 5 ft in front of the recruiter table (silently - not responding to provocation) and as the obvious ringleader, was subject to intense scrutiny from the school officials and warning to keep my mouth shut and be a good girl. When i didnt, I often received detentions (which i didnt attend, out of protest).

luckily, im done with that all now!

Answer 5

I am a supporter and member. What cracks me up is the right-wing rhetoric of Sean Hannity who puts the ACLU down as a meaningless organization but he fails to mention how they came to his aid and won.

Answer 6

NO, they only support they rights of people they want to. They pick and choose cases that are mostly anti american anti religion and too many times anti free speech. Ever heard of political correctness? And just what was the politically incorrect statemnet you made that you now claim was a joke?

Answer 7

FIRST, THE ACLU stands for American Civil Liberty Union. Break it down...
American; I support America
Civil; Civilized, not unruly Civil, not unkind
Liberty; Liberties Freedom to choose. FREEDOM
Union United. United we stand
Hell, what is there NOT to support?

Answer 8

I've been a member for a long time. Good for you. You have to watch what you joke about anymore or you'll end up on a list somewhere. People need to wake up to what's really going on.

Answer 9

At one time I thought they had a purpose but they have gotten weirder and weirder. They are controlled by their special interest money that dictate their agenda. Hell they ignore perfectly legitimate civil rights issue to do ridiculous stuff for their special interest groups. I am sure that if my civil rights were at peril they would have no interest at all. I have no use for them.

Answer 10

aclu is a subversive organization that is out to destroy morality. and as far as our dissapearing rights, they seem to be inventing rights out of thin air, and then saying they've been violated. you get older, you'll know what i'm saying, right now your an idiot.