Comments on: Livin’ in Sin http://www.progressivewednesday.com/2007/02/08/livin-in-sin/ To dos, talk and tools to get America over the hump. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:18:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: progwed http://www.progressivewednesday.com/2007/02/08/livin-in-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-55 progwed Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:36:13 +0000 http://progressivewednesday.com/2007/02/08/livin-in-sin/#comment-55 The short answer goes like this: we don't know of another similar organization, but there likely is, though any organization will, of course, have their own agendas, biases, opinions. The longer answer goes like this... The history of the ACLU is one that we applaud. They were instrumental in Brown v. The Board of Education. They've defended conscientious objectors. They are the reason the ban on interracial marriage was lifted. They chided the feds for the internment of US citizens during WWII. They defended John Scopes. They were the first organization to call for the impeachment of Nixon. They're currently doing battle on our behalves against the NSA wire-tapping and the ironically titled PATRIOT ACT. The ACLU is against the death penalty. The ACLU supports the ADA. The ACLU actively protects citizens with HIV/AIDS from discrimination. The ACLU supports the VRA, including the three sections that will expire in 2007. In these areas, we firmly agree with the ACLU and it's actions. In terms of the context of the sentence, we'd just like to point out that we're glad the ACLU existed to help this day care worker who was being penalized for breaking an archaic law. Overall, though, we will admit that we tend to be social libertarians. As such, we do agree with many, *though not all*, of the ACLU's positions. The short answer goes like this: we don’t know of another similar organization, but there likely is, though any organization will, of course, have their own agendas, biases, opinions.

The longer answer goes like this…

The history of the ACLU is one that we applaud. They were instrumental in Brown v. The Board of Education. They’ve defended conscientious objectors. They are the reason the ban on interracial marriage was lifted. They chided the feds for the internment of US citizens during WWII. They defended John Scopes. They were the first organization to call for the impeachment of Nixon. They’re currently doing battle on our behalves against the NSA wire-tapping and the ironically titled PATRIOT ACT.

The ACLU is against the death penalty. The ACLU supports the ADA. The ACLU actively protects citizens with HIV/AIDS from discrimination. The ACLU supports the VRA, including the three sections that will expire in 2007. In these areas, we firmly agree with the ACLU and it’s actions.

In terms of the context of the sentence, we’d just like to point out that we’re glad the ACLU existed to help this day care worker who was being penalized for breaking an archaic law.

Overall, though, we will admit that we tend to be social libertarians. As such, we do agree with many, *though not all*, of the ACLU’s positions.

]]> By: Shadedpain4 http://www.progressivewednesday.com/2007/02/08/livin-in-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Shadedpain4 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:32:14 +0000 http://progressivewednesday.com/2007/02/08/livin-in-sin/#comment-44 "Thankfully, the ACLU exists." There's a thought that has never entered my head. Aside from my personal beefs with their views on "Religion and Belief" and "Reproductive Freedom", the general slant to their particular viewpoints when it comes to whose liberties they choose to protect, and whose they trample on is slightly nauseating. Any groups that do similar things the ACLU does without its agenda based politics and views woven into their actions? “Thankfully, the ACLU exists.”

There’s a thought that has never entered my head. Aside from my personal beefs with their views on “Religion and Belief” and “Reproductive Freedom”, the general slant to their particular viewpoints when it comes to whose liberties they choose to protect, and whose they trample on is slightly nauseating.

Any groups that do similar things the ACLU does without its agenda based politics and views woven into their actions?

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