>They simply suffer the same problem that many large organizations of their >ilk do. They receive disproportionately large monetary donations from a >handful of people. These people have their specific agendas. Some are good, >some are suspect. The organization sees that the money is used to further >these agendas.
Evidence please. The ACLU's annual report show that most of their money is from small donations, according to their 2004 annual report, http://www.aclu.org/About/About.cfm?ID=17235&c=204 Moreover with that argument most organizations to the right of center fit within your criteria, yet you do not decry them. > >Why give my money to that? I much prefer smaller organizations where I've >got a better idea of what my money is ACTUALLY going towards (local animal >shelters are my favorite). I guess that protection of the constitution isn't of interest to you. > >When the ACLU takes up the side of a cause I agree with, they have my >support....getting the 10 commandments out of government offices, for one. >But I just can't justify a continual monetary donation to them. > >And I'm not sure I agree with your ascertion that you have to go "over the >top" to get normal stuff done. When an organization starts going "over the >top", they start to trivialize themselves in my mind (PETA for example). Where and when? The cases that the ACLU have taken on are constitutionally based. What is over the top with that? Even though a person may be reprehensible and obnoxious he or she has the same set of rights as you do. One cannot have selective rights. We either all have the same rights or we have none. You cannot pick and choose. larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162195 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
