No duh: It hurts kids to purposely deprive them of a mom or a dad

Posted on June 25, 2007 - Filed Under ACLU, Child Exploitation, Homosexual Agenda, News | 30 Comments

Of course, that wasn’t the conclusion of the CNN “report,” but you needn’t read between any lines to see. It’s unfathomably tragic that we’re even having this common sense-defying discussion.
CNN: Gay adoption: A new take on the American family
Roach and his longtime partner, Ken Manford, adopted Jackson from Guatemala in 2001 and say he [...]

“Bad facts make bad law” in Supreme Court “Bong Hits” decision

Posted on June 25, 2007 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, News | 2 Comments

Another view. See everyone, STACLU isn’t a lock-step monolith : )
ADF’s David French breaks it down pretty well at Phi Beta Cons: A Bong Hit to Free Speech
There is an old saying in the legal profession: “bad facts make bad law.” Well, that is exactly what happened today in the Supreme Court. [...]

ACLU Loses Bong Hits For Jesus at SCOTUS

Posted on June 25, 2007 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, News, Supreme Court | 4 Comments

In other Supreme Court news…the ACLU and Bong Hits For Jesus lose.
Now this is another sound ruling. In this case free speech is restricted, however, rightly so. In the environment of a school certain restrictions are necessary for good discipline and a productive learning environment. The school has every right to restrict [...]

Supreme Court Loosens Restrictions On Election Ads

Posted on June 25, 2007 - Filed Under Abortion, News, Supreme Court | Comments Off

A sound ruling from SCOTUS.
The Supreme Court loosened restrictions Monday on corporate- and union-funded television ads that air close to elections, weakening a key provision of a landmark campaign finance law.
The court, split 5-4, upheld an appeals court ruling that an anti-abortion group should have been allowed to air ads during the final two months [...]

Feinslime: Silence Conservative Talk Radio

Posted on June 25, 2007 - Filed Under ACLU | Comments Off

Cross-posted from Gribbit’s Word
Diane Fienslime, the war profiteer, is in favor of reviving ‘The Fairness Doctrine’ to combat the influence of Conservative Talk Radio. She goes so far as to say…
“Well, apparently, there have been problems. It is growing. But I do believe in fairness. I remember when there was a fairness doctrine, and I [...]

No Separation of Church and State when it Comes to Muslims

Posted on June 25, 2007 - Filed Under ACLU | 2 Comments

And who says so? That great protector of separation — the ACLU
“Muslim leaders in Metro Detroit have decided not to raise private money to pay for two footbaths at a local college campus now that the American Civil Liberties Union has said the plan doesn’t pose constitutional problems.
The University of Michigan-Dearborn’s plan to spend [...]