kallend 2,026 #1 March 22, 2015 Many believe (erroneously) that the ACLU is a liberal organization. Clearly it isn't partisan. www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/22/us-usa-court-flag-idUSKBN0MI0F720150322... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #2 March 23, 2015 I don't see a problem. For one thing, the Civil war ended 150-yrs. ago this year. Citizens of this country who are from other countries fly Japanese flags, German flags, Iraqui flags, Irish flags, Mexican flags and so-on and no one bats an eye. People need to start looking forward and quit dwelling on the past. I still don't understand why 'The Confederate Air Force', a tongue in cheek name by the forming members, had to change it to 'The Commemorative Air Force'. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,354 #3 March 23, 2015 Hi John, Re: "Texas cannot pick and choose the plates it approves on ideological grounds." A somewhat similar issue came up a number of years ago here in Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the State of Oregon owns all license plates and can 'pick and choose' as they wish. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #4 March 23, 2015 The ACLU are not "just a bunch of liberals." This perception, however, is as a result of the individual civil liberties that republicans seem to have a hard on for infringing upon vs. those that democrats like to infringe upon, and how that lines up with the ACLU's stated opinions. Both republicans and democrats readily crap on the fourth amendment and the ACLU is happy to combat either when they do so. More occasionally, the first amendment gets put to the test by individuals in both parties, and the ACLU is there to fight that. Dare I say it, but Republicans run afoul of the 14th amendment more frequently than do democrats, and in those cases, the ACLU is happy to step in. And finally, democrats' disdain for the second amendment is written into the national party platform. When a democrat starts a sentence with "I support the second amendment, but..." it's like Dom Irrera's "With all due respect..." bit. And, in response, the ACLU's official policy is that they disagree with the SCOTUS ruling in D.C. v. Heller that said the rights outlined in the second amendment apply to an individual. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azurite 0 #5 March 23, 2015 champuAnd finally, democrats' disdain for the second amendment is written into the national party platform. When a democrat starts a sentence with "I support the second amendment, but..." it's like Dom Irrera's "With all due respect..." bit. And, in response, the ACLU's official policy is that they disagree with the SCOTUS ruling in D.C. v. Heller that said the rights outlined in the second amendment apply to an individual. The ACLU's own policy position on the 2nd Amendment: https://www.aclu.org/racial-justice_prisoners-rights_drug-law-reform_immigrants-rights/second-amendment Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #6 March 23, 2015 champuThe ACLU are not "just a bunch of liberals." This perception, however, is as a result of the individual civil liberties that republicans seem to have a hard on for infringing upon vs. those that democrats like to infringe upon, and how that lines up with the ACLU's stated opinions. The criticism "a card carrying member of the ACLU" is heard frequently from conservatives (including GHWB in the 1988 election). I've never heard it from a liberal.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #7 March 23, 2015 kallend Many believe (erroneously) that the ACLU is a liberal organization. Clearly it isn't partisan. www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/22/us-usa-court-flag-idUSKBN0MI0F720150322 Which means that Texas isn't as conservative as regularly alleged. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #8 March 23, 2015 "A black Texas Democratic state senator, Royce West, said in 2011, "Ill-intended or not, why would African Americans want to be reminded of a legalized system of involuntary servitude, dehumanization, rape and mass murder?" Double entendre? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #9 March 23, 2015 Liberals do not refer to Frank Marshall Davis, one of BHO's early mentors, as a card carrying Communist either.Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #10 March 23, 2015 As an aside, I support most of what the ACLU stands for. I disagree with some stances but by and large I am a supporter of the ACLU. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #11 March 23, 2015 I believe the ACLU needs to exist and function as one of the system's checks and balances.Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
