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Originally posted by fastpat
I didn't know all the details, but did know about the lawsuits over the World War One draft resistors. The phrase "fire in a crowded theater" with regard to free speech comes from one of these cases. The federal government had arrested people for encouraging men to not register for the draft, the Supreme Court decided that First Amendment did not protect speech in that case, even though there are no exceptions listed in the Amendment. The ACLU did good work in this area.
It's unfortunate that the ACLU has continued to maintain its socialist leanings after all these years, that has enabled them to avoid any defense of the Second Amendment, in fact working against it in some areas (the Southern California Chapter used to be militantly anti-gun), and interpreting a lack of provision of certain government services as a rights violation.
As soon as it becomes a original intent Constitutionalist organization, I'll support it, but until that day comes, no money from fastpat.
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Actually, Pat, it has nothing to do with "socialist leanings." It has to do with the way the ACLU and many have interpreted the 2nd amendment. They and some interpret it to mean a "well regulated militia having the right to bear arms"........which we have, we have a well armed militia in this country.
So no, it has nothing to do with "socialism", it has to do with their interpretation of 2nd amendment.