One Loss, One Win for the America We Remember

The ACLU supported the attempt by the City of Oakland to extend rights to homosexual groups that it refused to extend to a pro-family group – and was upheld by the infamous and zany 9th District Court:World Net Daily” A ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...

ACLU Pushes For Juvenile Justice Reform

The ACLU seems to have put new vigor into the Texas Youth Commission investigation. It appears that after a two year delay, a grand jury has finally been assembled to hear evidence gathered by the Texas Rangers. In the meantime a registered sex offender found working for...

Only ABC Reports ACLU-connected Porno Bust

The O’Reilly Factor last night led off with the fact that only ABC, of all major news organizations, reported the arrest for child pornography of a former, and prominent, ACLU official.  The Washington...

Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007 - Democratic Party

Presidential candidate, Senator Chris Dodd introduced a bill on February 13, 2007 that would restore habeas corpus rights to all detainees in U.S. custody and narrowly define who is an “enemy combatant.”

Somali clerics want Muslim prayer room built at Minneapolis-St. Paul Internat...

"Debbie Hamilton at Right Truth has posted an article today simply named, “Success in the war against sharia.” It is an interesting article citing the small successes we have had against Islamic oppression and obsession within our country and how we are combating it....

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

Court Rules Against ACLU, Protestors in Military Funeral Lawsuit

In case you missed this;I did. Court Order Cites Judicial Watch’s Amicus BriefJan 30, 2007(Washington, DC) "Judicial Watch, the public interest group that promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law, announced today that a U.S....

How Much Did the ACLU Get From YOU Today?

Under federal law, an attorney or an organization of attorneys that wins a civil rights case in a federal court can charge legal fees and collect damages from the losing defendant in the case. This includes cases of so-called “religious discrimination” under the...

Is It Any Wonder I Consider the ACLU A Most Dangerous Organization?

Once upon a time, I suppose, the ACLU had a worthwhile purpose in defending our civil rights, but somewhere along the way, its mission has become destructive to the rights of the majority and dangerous to the survival of the America we know. They defend rights, all right: the...

ACLU Stepping in on Wendy 'McCaw Obey the Law' Dispute

CHICAGO The ACLU Thursday answered the "cease and desist" letter sent to a local businessman by lawyers for Santa Barbara (Calif.) News-Press owner and Publisher Wendy McCaw with a letter of its own -- demanding...

A Govt. Secrecy Test Run

"I've been following this story for a few days, but I haven't posted about it because it's hard to write about a document without knowing what it's about."American Civil Liberties Union:One week after the American Civil Liberties Union moved to quash an unprecedented...

Butt-Painting Teacher Suspended

"There are times when you completely understand that someone has the right to do something, but still wonder why they'd ever want to do it... Or how they thought of it... Or why it's supposed to be a...

American Civil Liberties Union

From the ACLU.org websiteReligion In The Public Schools:A Joint Statement Of Current LawThe Constitution permits much private religious activity in and about the public schools. Unfortunately, this aspect of constitutional law is not as well known as it should be. Some say...

Dodd Bill May be First Candidate for Bush Veto

In a surprising move yesterday, Christopher Dodd (D-CT) announced that he would introduce legislation to guarantee US Constitutional Rights to enemy detainees, and would seek to repeal portions of the recently...

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