I certainly apologize if I have offended you; no offense was intended. Admittedly I’m a newbie here, and I have been posting a lot. (Surprise, surprise, I’m procrastinating at work.) Please do NOT post old comments from me in your que. Again, being a newbie, I had tried to post comments with hyperlinks and when they didn’t appear I would just modify them and send them again. Eventually, I just stripped out the hyperlinks, and the messages posted. I didn’t realize that you quarantined messages with hypelinks. Live and learn.

As you may surmise, I’m not a web master myself, and have not had to learn about these administrative details. Also, I have no web site to refer you to; sorry!

You are again correct that I know nothing about the ACLU’s terrorist activities. Certainly this is news to me. How do I get to your archives? (Feel free to contact me offline, if that would be more appropriate.)

Civil liberties have always been an interest of mine, so I find your site very engaging. I haven’t agreed with all of it – but that’s what makes it interesting!

It is obvious that you do no read here often. It is obvious that you haven’t a clue as to what kind of organization the ACLU actually is. You have no idea about the terrorist tacticts of this Anti-American organization. And you clearly haven’t a clue as to the history of this Terrorist Organization.

Thing is… We do. And WE have printed the answers to the very questions that you have raised in the past. So… before you receive a debatable response, I suggest you go through the archives. Educate yourself on the actual issues. And stop hiding under a generic name. Post a link to your website.

Don’t troll… it’s rude.

There are 6 additional comments from you in the que. And as far as I am concerned, they will not be approved. But I will print this:
Name: nobody.really | Email: naruccc@yahoo.com | URI: | IP: 156.99.95.1 I can get more info on you Mr. nobody. Should I?

In contrast, government has power. In particular, the courts have the power to tell the ACLU that their positions are ridiculous, or at least unsupported by facts or law. And they have the power to do the opposite, and impose those views on the rest of us.

In short, I believe in free speech. I believe that everyone – the Christian Coalition, the National Rifle Association, the ACLU, my mom – has the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. It doesn’t matter how nutty mom is, she still has that right. But if a court started AGREEING with mom, that would be a problem, just as if the court started making nutty decisions supported by the Christian Coalition, the NRA, the ACLU, or even on its own initiative.

I support your right to bitch, too. You disagree with the ACLU, and are saying so; good for you. But don’t delude yourself that the ACLU has any other power than the power you have: the power to bitch. Courts, and the legislature, and the executive, the Constitution – that’s where the power lies. They seem like more appropriate targets for your (and my) wrath.

As Frist (and James) correctly observe, most Scouts are good kids, doing good stuff. But they fail to note that most atheists and agnostics are good kids, doing good stuff, too. When government discriminates in favor of some people and against others on the basis of religion, well, for better or worse the Founders seemed to think that this was something we should avoid.

Think of it this way: Most whites are good people, too. But if a whites-only organization wanted to gain access to government property that wasn’t offered to other organizations, you can bet that a lawsuit would result. Would you object to such a suit?

Also, the ACLU seems like a poor choice of whipping-boy here. The COURTS concluded that the practice was illegal; shouldn’t you be venting your spleen about them?