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Originally posted by HardDrive
I support the ACLU, and am perplexed as to how people could be so f*cking stupid as to label them a 'liberal' organzation.
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They're not a "liberal" organization per se, but their viewpoints on numerous cases they've taken to court are, without question, the views of those favoring an increase in government size and control over the lives of the people. That, in and of itself, makes the ACLU a "liberal" organization with the definition of "liberal' being an advocate of sociofascism. If, on the other hand, you define "liberal" as one who defends people from government, then the ACLU isn't liberal at all because they seldom do that.
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Defending the constitution is a liberal cause?
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They don't defend the Constitution from an original intent position, that makes them "liberal" under the common usage of the term.
For example, most people think of the ACLU as the primary defender of freedom of speech, yet they've never taken a serious case defending what's become known as "commercial speech" of which I'm aware. Too late, they have taken on cases against the Campaign Finance Reform Act, and I might add, acted in concert with the NRA on this issue, but so far no positive results.