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Is the ACLU a Liberal Organization?

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/06/18/Anth... Romero, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, challenges mainstream characterizations of the ACLU as a strictly liberal organization.-----"In Defense of America: Fighting A Different Kind of War, Without Becoming A Different Kind of Country" with Anthony Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).President Bush says the U.S. is fighting a "different kind of war," but does that mean it must become a different kind of country? Rather than justifying the usurpation of constitutional powers, this war demands that we stick to our core values more strongly than ever, says the ACLU. Romero shares examples from the legal war that he has been fighting at home.Anthony D. Romero is the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, the nation's premier defender of liberty and individual freedom. He took the helm of the 87-year-old organization just four days before the September 11, 2001 attacks. Shortly afterward, the ACLU launched its national Safe and Free campaign to protect basic freedoms during a time of crisis. Under Romero's leadership, the ACLU gained court victories on the Patriot Act filed landmark litigation on the torture and abuse of detainees in U.S. custody, and filed the first successful legal challenge to the Bush administration's illegal NSA spying program.Romero, an attorney with a history of public-interest activism, has presided over the most successful membership growth in the ACLU's history and more than doubled national staff and tripled the budget of the organization since he began his tenure. This unprecedented growth has allowed the ACLU to expand its nationwide litigation, lobbying and public education efforts, including new initiatives focused on racial justice, religious freedom, privacy, reproductive freedom and lesbian and gay rights.

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Uploaded: August 24, 2007 at 4:38 pm
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dfc278 (August 30, 2008 at 4:28 am)
All your rights are liberal, please? This country would be alot better off minus the ACLU, PETA, Greenpeace, and the Morons from the Million Mom Mrach!
killerbandit (August 29, 2008 at 11:44 pm)
Racism was a symptom of what you want.Damn right it is liberal, so are all your rights, where do you think the idea for them came from. People want freedom from those wishing to conserve the old ruling class system. There were two sides, those wishing to CONSERVE the old ways and those wanting to LIBERATE the vast majority of humanity from the ruling class.
dfc278 (August 28, 2008 at 11:54 pm)
We need a organization of decent Right Wing Conservatives to wreck havoc on the ACLU, PETA, Greenpeace, the Million Mom March etc.. I am not talking about people w/shaved heads, wear white suits or wear swastikas, nor am I talking about White Extremeists either. I know their is many people like me who despise Liberal Extremeists Scum. Let's start a revolution and devour these people. Let's make this country like it was 60 years ago! Minus the racism b/c I know that will be one person's reply!
andocrates (August 25, 2008 at 2:11 am)
No they don't see. Sadly.To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. - Teddy Roosevelt
WhomILoveAndBetray (August 24, 2008 at 4:11 am)
"American Hating People"? Breeding ground? Perhaps you missed the point of this video or maybe you simply weren't listening, but the point is that WE cannot have rights unless we give those same rights to "American hating people". This is America, and people can hate it all they want. See? Most of the time when conservatives label someone as an "America hater" it is simply because they want to discredit an idea or political position. The sad thing is that it works.
andocrates (August 23, 2008 at 12:24 am)
QUOTE why not have a statue of buddha? /QUOTESure why not?
1337905 (August 22, 2008 at 11:59 pm)
the ten commandments doesn't belong on a public building. it just shows favour towards a certain religious group as well as being against the freedom of religion america was founded on since if the ten commandments can be on their, why not have a statue of buddha?
andocrates (August 22, 2008 at 11:10 am)
I'm a strong ACLU supporter but they can fu*k up, this is a prime example. The 10 commandments didn't hurt anyone - pick your battles as they say. But the ACLU and PETA, GREENPEACE etc purposely piss people off to raise their profile and funds - there is no such thing as bad publicity.
1337905 (August 22, 2008 at 7:23 am)
ACLU only wants to remove the ten commandments from those facilities because its such a blatant attack on freedom of religion by favoring one religion over another and also integrating government with religion.
andocrates (August 20, 2008 at 9:20 am)
The ACLU cannot be stopped unless you revoke the constitution (which I realize conservatives despise) they are immune from your diatribe so just move on. It's the same as saying The Christian right must be stopped. The Christian right and their lawyers the "alliance defense fund" should be allowed to voice their opinion. You don't hear left wingers crying for their dismantling. You want everything your way and then whine when someone says no.

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