"Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Tom Reese wrote: > >The ACLU performs a critically important function. It helps to prevent the >majority from becoming a domineering tyranny. It will become more important >in this age of zealotry. > >I respectfully disagree. It champions virtually any cause, no matter how >distasteful or repugnant to the majority of Americans. Therefore it >tramples on the rights of a vast number of people. It is an organization >without a moral core. That's all I'll say on it.
I respectfully disagree with the disagreement: The ACLU may occasionally represent *people* who are distasteful or repugnant, but it's constitutional rights that they are defending. It's easy to get emotionally caught up in these kinds of issues and lose sight of the distinction between the two - That's what tyrants, and potential tyrants, rely on. I believe it was Rousseau who pointed out that democracy and liberty are often *conflicting* forces. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
