> People always say the ACLU is bad, but the
> truth of the matter is that they fight for
> cases of all different sorts that range from
> far left to far right. As the name implies,
> they fight for civil liberties in America,
> regardless of whether or not all Americans
> agree with the opinions and beliefs of those
> involved in the cases.
>
> It's unfair and and rather biased to say that
> the American Civil Liberties
> Union "criminalizes" our liberties, just
> because you may not agree with some of the
> stances they take. They fight each case on an
> individual basis, not as part of a whole bigger
> agenda. I'll certainly admit that, more often
> than not, they fight on the opposite side that
> I would, but that doesn't make them evil or
> criminals.
>
> Ell"Not ducking"myruh

I have never ever heard of the ACLU except in a bad light. You are in fact the first person I have ever heard defend them. Ever since I began to become aware of current events in the world around me, I have always heard of the ACLU in connection with lawsuits, mainly championing the cause of "separation of church and state." Only their agenda has always seemed more biased against the church in general.

I admit that I come out of a biased background where the ACLU has always, always been painted as the bad guy. Can you give some examples of some cases they've fought for that you would consider to be "far right," as you said? Cases where they fought for the same side that you would have fought for?

Grishny