On Feb 8, 2008 10:43 AM, Jason Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 8, 2008 9:58 AM, Nathan Blackham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Feb 8, 2008 9:38 AM, Mister E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The ACLU will fight any fight that is against civil rights. They are > > blind > > when it comes to other issues. Yes this means they have supporters who > > are > > communists or socialist. Primarily because they fight for their > > liberties. > > If it is an issue where civil rights are involved the ACLU will gladly > > help. That would be the case if a religion was discriminated against as > > well as race or creed. Just because they have backed seemly evil ideas > > doesn't mean the organizations is evil. > > > They will blindly fight for their perception (the perception of the given > lawyer) of specific rights, and *against* others. Research each case, and > the motives each time. > > > > You need to be > > careful to actually look at why an organization or movement exist before > > calling it evil. > > > > Roger Baldwin founder of the ACLU stated: > > "We are for Socialism, disarmament, and ultimately for abolishing the > state > itself. We seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the > propertied class, and the sole control of those who produce wealth. > Communism is the goal." > > While he later expelled Soviet socialists from the group, that was limited > to Stalinistic communism only, as with many other groups that were > leninistic. > -- > Jayce^ >
So in the begining that was their agenda. I point you to there current page: http://aclu.org/about/index.html "The mission of the ACLU is to preserve all of these protections and guarantees: - Your First Amendment rights - freedom of speech, association and assembly; freedom of the press, and freedom of religion. - Your right to equal protection under the law - equal treatment regardless of race, sex, religion or national origin. - Your right to due process - fair treatment by the government whenever the loss of your liberty or property is at stake. - Your right to privacy - freedom from unwarranted government intrusion into your personal and private affairs." Nathan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
