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chavos · 10-22-2003, 11:59 AM

lol...like it wasn't radicals in the "good old days."

I don't know if i have much comment on much of it-certainly the ACLU has no corner on defining liberty. It is one vision...and i think a pretty good one much of the time. but to say it should change it's name...its a joke. There are society with liberty in their names all over the palce...do we evaluate their commitment to the supposedly objective standard of what liberty is?

For the ACLU, free exercize is mostly a private right....and i do disagree with them to an extent on this. But you should know that the debate over supporting the RFLA, which is similar to the RPLA discussed in teh article was fierce within the ACLU...with many affiliates including Southern California (oft identified as the most liberal) coming in support of promoting the ability of citizens to practice their rights and ideas.

Oh....and that article is super old. Nadine hasn't been the pres for years.

out of context quote...but i think it shows the bent of the author nicely:[List of special projects]...."Arts Censorship Project. These projects tend to distract the ACLU from its traditional civil libertarian agenda-freedom of expression..."

uhh....right.

10-22-2003, 11:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
chavos Banned Location: St. Paul, MN	lol...like it wasn't radicals in the "good old days." I don't know if i have much comment on much of it-certainly the ACLU has no corner on defining liberty. It is one vision...and i think a pretty good one much of the time. but to say it should change it's name...its a joke. There are society with liberty in their names all over the palce...do we evaluate their commitment to the supposedly objective standard of what liberty is? For the ACLU, free exercize is mostly a private right....and i do disagree with them to an extent on this. But you should know that the debate over supporting the RFLA, which is similar to the RPLA discussed in teh article was fierce within the ACLU...with many affiliates including Southern California (oft identified as the most liberal) coming in support of promoting the ability of citizens to practice their rights and ideas. Oh....and that article is super old. Nadine hasn't been the pres for years. out of context quote...but i think it shows the bent of the author nicely:[List of special projects]...."Arts Censorship Project. These projects tend to distract the ACLU from its traditional civil libertarian agenda-freedom of expression..." uhh....right.