BobbyMike
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Originally posted by NeilMcD
Actually, methinks you give the ACLU too little credit. Sure, they're often pigeonholed with some of the scummiest humans on earth but they're also going to make sure that you have the freedom to say/think/do what you want, they'll protect religion from overly intrusive governmental interference and vice versa, and they'll be a voice for the minority that is being oppressed by a majority.
I know people often roll their eyes at the whole "extremist slippery-slope" argument but I'm a pretty firm believer in the idea when democracy no longer applies to a subset of citizens, we all lose something in the process.
Ashcroft isn't my big worry. What REALLY worries me is that Congress (supposedly the greatest deliberative body in the world) gave him free rein in the aftermath of 9/11 to start curtailing civil rights with the Patriot Act.
Actually I think you give them too much credit. They tend to throw out the bathwater, the baby, and the tub. They make me sick. They have never defended my right to do anything, nor have I asked them to clog my countries courts with frivilous (sic) and inane court battles. They have no common sense and deserve whatever scorn they have heaped upon themselves in the process of defending racists and preverts in the guise of "Freedom of Speech".
They are lodged firmly in the school of "Take no responsibility for your actions".
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