They have to defend all. Its not a matter of picking and choosing the most photogenic case. Even if the client is odious, the issues apply to all. Free speech, for instance, applies to the neo-nazi skinhead or anti-abortion nutcase as much as the person wearing an anti-war t-shirt.
larry At 08:58 AM 3/10/2003 -0500, you wrote: >There are certain times when I hate the ACLU, when I watch them defend >someone who I think is undefendable, but I think that they may be our best >freind in this. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 11:49 AM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Patriot Act II > > >What also bothers me about this proposed law is the arbitrary nature of it. >If, for example, you contribute to an orphanage that may get some of its >money from a group declared as a terrorist organization, you can have your >citizenship removed for a charitable act. Moreover, since its the >government declaring a group a terrorist organization, what's to stop it >from declaring the opposing party a terrorist organization and >disenfranchising all those who voted for the opposition. > >larry > >At 07:46 AM 3/10/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >I wasn't aware that the constitution made any provision for removing your > >citizenship. I mean how can you even do that? We don't even do it to >those > >convicted of treason. > > > >Tim > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 1:49 PM > >To: CF-Community > >Subject: Patriot Act II > > > > > >http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/03/06/findlaw.analysis.mariner.patriotII/index. >h > >tml > > > >So what does everyone think of this law? > >I find this disturbing > > > >Among Patriot II's most worrying provisions are those affecting >citizenship. > >Section 501 of the bill, deceptively titled "Expatriation of Terrorists," > >would provide for the presumptive denationalization of American citizens >who > >support the activities of any organization that the executive branch has > >deemed "terrorist." While it is already illegal to provide material support > >to such groups, even for their lawful activities, such support is >considered > >grounds only for criminal prosecution, not for the loss of citizenship. > > > > > >-- > >Bill Wheatley > >Senior Database Developer > >Macromedia Advanced Coldfusion 5 Developer > >Ediets.com > >ICQ - 417645 > >Aim - Bill Ediets > >954-360-9022 x159 > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
