ACLU Disappointed By Committee Vote of Support for General Hayden

Posted on May 23, 2006

The American Civil Liberties Union today expressed its alarm over the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence vote to confirm General Michael V. Hayden as the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The committee voted 12 to 3 to name the former Director of the National Security Agency to the highest position at the CIA.

The ACLU is a non-partisan organization, and takes no position on Hayden’s nomination.

Right, no position! That is why they were disappointed and alarmed! I’m glad to hear that they are disappointed, because Hayden is the man needed for this job. Here is more on their non-position.

“Hayden’s public and private support of the NSA’s illegal program to pry into the lives of innocent Americans speaks volumes about his willingness to sacrifice the rule of law to cater to this administration’s policies. His continued stonewalling in response to legitimate questions from Senators about the extent of this illegal surveillance as well as the CIA’s record of torture and unlawful rendition raises serious questions about whether the CIA will continue to ignore the Constitution and federal statutes written to protect civil liberties. We are dismayed that the Intelligence Committee voted to confirm Mr. Hayden without first getting full and public answers from the nominee about the illegal NSA spy program he helped put in place.”

I’ve got some serious questions about whether the ACLU will continue to ignore the Constitution. It would be interesting if someone would count how many misleading statements, and outright lies are in this press release. I’ve added emphasis to help you out. By the way, the ACLU is not non-partisan.

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