ACLU Tweet & Liberal Responses

mule_eer

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The ACLU gets beat up by both sides. The right says they are anti religion, but they have defended individual rights to religious expression while fighting against government expressions of the same. The left rails against them for defending "hate speech". The truth is that the ACLU represents those who truly uphold the Constitution. Most politicians say that they do until it is inconvenient for them to.
 

Airport

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The ACLU gets beat up by both sides. The right says they are anti religion, but they have defended individual rights to religious expression while fighting against government expressions of the same. The left rails against them for defending "hate speech". The truth is that the ACLU represents those who truly uphold the Constitution. Most politicians say that they do until it is inconvenient for them to.
That's down right funny.
 

PriddyBoy

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That's down right funny.
I don't think mule-eer is current on the ACLU's activities. His assessment was correct only a few days ago. They would come to the aid of every kind of crazy American if their constitutional rights were being denied. Heck, they would even step up for sane hetero-sexual white males. They've now officially apologized for the white child with the flag. More importantly, the ACLU has stepped away from the white supremacy crap and will no longer include them in their US Constitutional world. They can do what they want, but the last few days will mark a difference in their stance heretofore.
 
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mule_eer

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the ACLU cherry picks their cases...
They don't take every case that they are asked to take. I'll agree with that. You haven't researched this at all if you think they always fall on one side of this. I don't agree with the politics of everything they step in to defend, but they look at the cases from a Constitutional point of view - whether the rights of the individual were stepped on or not despite who the individual might be or might represent. The case histories are out there. Google is your friend.
 

WVU82_rivals

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Google is your friend... unless you're a conservative you mean...


The ACLU Exposed | Fox News

www.foxnews.com/story/2005/10/12/aclu-exposed.html
Oct 12, 2005 - So it seems the ACLU cherry picks its cases. The Minutemen certainly have a right to protest the porous border situation, but the ACLU opposes ...


ACLU 'cherry-picking' radical causes, governor spokesperson charges
www.christianexaminer.com/article/aclu-cherry-picking-radical-causes.../50689.htm
May 11, 2016 - ACLU 'cherry-picking' radical causes, governor spokesperson charges ... the ACLU should allocate its resources defending all civil liberties.” ... Those cases are presumably under threat of an ACLUlawsuit in the future. ACLU ...
 

mule_eer

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Google is your friend... unless you're a conservative you mean...


The ACLU Exposed | Fox News

www.foxnews.com/story/2005/10/12/aclu-exposed.html
Oct 12, 2005 - So it seems the ACLU cherry picks its cases. The Minutemen certainly have a right to protest the porous border situation, but the ACLU opposes ...


ACLU 'cherry-picking' radical causes, governor spokesperson charges
www.christianexaminer.com/article/aclu-cherry-picking-radical-causes.../50689.htm
May 11, 2016 - ACLU 'cherry-picking' radical causes, governor spokesperson charges ... the ACLU should allocate its resources defending all civil liberties.” ... Those cases are presumably under threat of an ACLUlawsuit in the future. ACLU ...
So you didn't actually research ACLU cases, only parroted what some of your favorite news sources told you. Got it.
 

WVU82_rivals

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mule_eer

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which means: looks like you are correct...

The ACLU stands up for liberal rights – GOPUSA
www.gopusa.com/the-aclu-stands-up-for-liberal-rights/
Feb 6, 2017 - Like many liberals, the ACLU pretends to be tolerant but blatantly practices ... Because the ACLU cherry-picks issues that support a liberal ...
 

Mntneer

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They don't take every case that they are asked to take. I'll agree with that. You haven't researched this at all if you think they always fall on one side of this. I don't agree with the politics of everything they step in to defend, but they look at the cases from a Constitutional point of view - whether the rights of the individual were stepped on or not despite who the individual might be or might represent. The case histories are out there. Google is your friend.

I just wish they applied that logic and standard to the 2nd Amendment more.
 

mule_eer

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I just wish they applied that logic and standard to the 2nd Amendment more.
True. They do pretty much steer clear of 2nd amendment cases. If I'm not mistaken, they steer clear of both sides of 2nd amendment issues though.
 

PriddyBoy

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True. They do pretty much steer clear of 2nd amendment cases. If I'm not mistaken, they steer clear of both sides of 2nd amendment issues though.
Somewhat odd that the ACLU, whose main thrust seems to be 1A, supports groups that want to suppress religion in public areas. They also stand with many groups of questionable/objectionable motives such as NAMBLA. Just looking at their sources of funding reveals plenty about their overall agenda, imo.