ACLU Launches Nationwide Action Against NSA’s Efforts
Posted on May 24, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, War On Terror | 25 Comments
Hat tip: Pretend Pundit Via ACLU Website:
Responding to reports that phone companies are turning over private details about Americans’ telephone calls to the National Security Agency, the American Civil Liberties Union today launched a nationwide initiative to end illegal government spying.
ACLU affiliates in 20 states today filed complaints with Public Utility Commissions or sent [...]
Marry Or Get Out Of Town
Posted on May 24, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News | 9 Comments
I’ve gotten several emails asking what I thought about this news.
A small American town is facing accusations of seeking to drive unmarried couples with children out of town on grounds they do not fit the local definition of a family.
The brewing controversy in Black Jack, a town of 6,800 in the central state of Missouri, [...]
A.C.L.U. May Block Criticism by Its Board
Posted on May 24, 2006 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, News | 6 Comments
This is the kind of hypocrisy that Conservatives and most reasonable liberals can agree that the ACLU needs to some house cleaning on. Via NY Times….
The American Civil Liberties Union is weighing new standards that would discourage its board members from publicly criticizing the organization’s policies and internal administration.
“Where an individual director disagrees with [...]
When We Want Your Opinion, We Will Give It To You
Posted on May 24, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU | 2 Comments
The New York Times is reporting that the ACLU is considering “new standards” that would discourage its board members from publicly criticizing the organization’s policies and internal administration.
“Where an individual director disagrees with a board position on matters of civil liberties policy, the director should refrain from publicly highlighting the fact of such disagreement,” the [...]
Fight For Mt. Soledad Cross Goes To Washington
Posted on May 24, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, Church And State, History, News | 5 Comments
WND has the latest in the fight for Mt. Soledad Cross War Memorial.
In an effort supported by Christian advocacy groups nationwide, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders met with White House lawyers in Washington, D.C., to ask President Bush to issue an executive order that would save the Mount Soledad cross after a judge ruling in [...]
