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STACLU: History of the ACLU pt II & III

Crossposted from Stop The ACLU:

Here is Part I if you missed it. There are gaps between these videos.  I would love to see the entire presentation and I'm talking to the guy that put these snips together.  The first one here is short, so I went ahead and put part III as well.

Part III:

Updated: Parts 4,5 & 6 at STACLU.

STACLU: History of the ACLU pt I

Must see TV. STACLU peels the onion.

Therefore, I am for Socialism, disarmament and ultimately, for the abolishing of the State itself…I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class and sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal”.”__Roger Baldwin, founder of the ACLU

Oooo! It stinks!

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ACLU and CAIR Sue the FBI

A match made in hell, doing what liberals do best, Sue.

STACLU Blogburst;

BIG hat tip to LGF

CAIR, the unindicted co-conspirators with Hamas, have joined with their favorite group, the ACLU, to sue the FBI to release records of their surveillance of Muslims….regardless and not even caring of what consequences this could bring about.

The ACLU and Muslim advocacy groups sued the FBI and the Justice Department on Tuesday, alleging that authorities failed to turn over records detailing suspected surveillance of the Muslim-American community.

The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, alleges that the FBI has turned over only four pages of documents to community leaders, despite a Freedom of Information Act request filed more than a year ago.

The request sought records that described FBI guidelines and policies for surveillance and investigation of Muslim religious organizations, as well as specific information about FBI inquiries targeting 11 groups or people.

The lawsuit states that all the plaintiffs—who include some of the most prominent Muslim leaders in California—have reason to believe they have been investigated by the FBI since January 2001.

“It sends a message that Muslim-Americans have been, and continue to be, cooperating with law enforcement, but they’re concerned there might be a disproportionate focus … on their religious practices,” said Ranjana Natarajan, an ACLU attorney.

One plaintiff, Shakeel Syed, said that his organization and others have spent three years building a relationship with the FBI but that the agency’s resistance to the request was troubling. “I think it is in the best interests of the government to come clean and be transparent and forthright,” said Syed, executive director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California. “This is a credibility issue.” …

The FBI responded to the request first by saying it couldn’t identify any records that met the criteria requested. After an appeal, the agency turned over four pages that dealt with the Council of American- Islamic Relations and Hussam Ayloush, the council’s executive director for Southern California.

Those documents dealt with a suspected hate crime at a mosque that the council had reported to the FBI and a conversation Ayloush had with an FBI agent about cooperating with federal law enforcers, Natarajan said.

Not mentioned is that these “prominent Muslim leaders in California” are affiliated with CAIR, and that CAIR is an unidicted co-conspirator with Hamas. I hope they are being watched by the FBI! I sure hope America wakes up BEFORE its too late.

The Top Ten Reasons to Stop the ACLU

I wanted to put something up for Labor Day here to get some inspirations sparked.  For a while my priorities have been shifted.  I want to announce that we will be more active in our original cause and want to thank everyone that has supported us thus far.  To get our blogburst reinvigorated, I thought I'd pull out a classic...one that explains why we started and what we are all about... Stop The ACLU was started on February 9th, 2004.  We started with high hopes, and we realized we were facing a goliath.  There were many reasons why we thought the ACLU needed to be countered, and they are numerous.  We wanted to provide a way to inform the public of the ACLU's agenda, as the MSM sugar coated it.  We wanted to be a central database for people to gather, exchange ideas, and get actively involved in real ways of stopping them.  It is a monumental task, exhausting, time consuming, and often frustrating.  But it is a fight worth fighting. We would be nothing without our supporters.  To all of you, we appreciate the continued support.  We have called you to action and you have answered. There are many reasons to stop the ACLU.  For this blogburst I decided to list my top ten list. 10.  The ACLU was founded by Communist, with communist ideals, communist goals, and they continue to impose a Communist like agenda on America daily.  The founder of the ACLU, Roger Baldwin stated clearly...

My chief aversion is the system of greed, private profit, privilege and violence which makes up the control of the world today, and which has brought it to the tragic crisis of unprecedented hunger and unemployment�Therefore, I am for Socialism, disarmament and ultimately, for the abolishing of the State itself�I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class and sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal."

9.  The ACLU does not believe in the Second Amendment.

ACLU POLICY �The ACLU agrees with the Supreme Court�s long-standing interpretation of the Second Amendment [as set forth in the 1939 case, U.S. v. Miller] that the individual�s right to bear arms applies only to the preservation or efficiency of a well-regulated militia. Except for lawful police and military purposes, the possession of weapons by individuals is not constitutionally protected. Therefore, there is no constitutional impediment to the regulation of firearms.�ACLU Policy #47

#8.  Their outright hatred of the Boyscouts.  They are currently doing everything in their power to hurt this organization.  They attacked their free speech right to exclude gays, and are threatening schools, and fighting in court to get their charters shut down.  The oppose the military supporting them, and will sue the pants off any school that attempts to charter them. #7. The ACLU are pro-death.  Not only is the ACLU Pro-abortion, it's the ACLU's top priority.  It most definitely takes a backseat to free speech for the ACLU.  As a matter of fact, the ACLU has fought against the free speech rights of those that oppose it.  If its abortion or euthanasia, as long as its pro-death you can count on the ACLU to support it.  The only exception to the ACLU's pro-death stance, is if it is a convicted criminal; in this case they are against death. #6.  The ACLU advocate open borders. Not only have the ACLU opposed the Minute Men, a group who are simply exercizing their freedom of speech, protesting and stepping up where the government is failing, but they have helped illegals cross the border. #5.  The ACLU is anti-Christian.  The list is endless on this one.  Under the guise of  "seperation of Church and State", the ACLU have made a name for theirself on being rabidly anti-Christian.  This is one area where they are most hypocritical.  They oppose tax exemptions for all churches, but fight for them for Wiccans.  They are against Christianity in school, but oddly remain silent as our children are taught to be Muslims.  Whether its baby Jesus, ten commandments, or tiny crosses on county seals, the ACLU will be there to secularize America, and rewrite our history. #4. The ACLU Opposes National Security.  The ACLU have opposed almost every effort in the arena of national security.  From the bird flu to bag searches, the ACLU have been against it.  No matter what kind of search someone tries to do to protect people, the ACLU have proved they are against them across the board.  Its kind of ironic that they don't practice the principles they preach.

Take a walk into the NYCLU�s Manhattan headquarters - which it shares with other organizations - and you�ll find a sign warning visitors that all bags are subject to search.

#3. The ACLU Defend the enemy. They have a long history of this one.  They defended the P.L.O. in 1985.  They defended Quadafi in the 1980's.  And they continue today.  They have told Gitmo detainees they have the right to remain silent, as in not talking to interrogators.  One issue that really disturbs me is their refusal of funds from organizations such as the United Way that were  concerned the money would be used to support terrorism.

In October of 2004, the ACLU turned down $1.15 million in funding from two of it�s most generous and loyal contributors, the Ford and Rockefeller foundations, saying new anti-terrorism restrictions demanded by the institutions make it unable to accept their funds. �The Ford Foundation now bars recipients of its funds from engaging in any activity that �promotes violence, terrorism, bigotry, or the destruction of any state.� The Rockefeller Foundation�s provisions state that recipients of its funds may not �directly or indirectly engage in, promote, or support other organizations or individuals who engage in or promote terrorist activity.�

#2.  The ACLU supports child porn distribution and child molesters like NAMBLA.

As legislative counsel for the ACLU in 1985, Barry Lynn told the U.S. Attorney General�s Commission on Pornography (of which Focus on the Family President Dr. James C. Dobson was a member) that child pornography was protected by the First Amendment. While production of child porn could be prevented by law, he argued, its distribution could not be.

There is no doubt the The ACLU are perverting the Constitution. #1. The ACLU fufills its agenda using my tax money.  What more can I say on this one? There are countless reasons the ACLU needs to be stopped.  So don't just stand by and complain, do something.  Get involved.  Here are some ways you can get involved to help us stop the ACLU. Support and donate to organizations fighting them in Court. Here are the ones at the forefront. ACLJ Alliance Defense Fund Thomas More Law Center Join the Stop The ACLU Coalition Help us write Churches to get involved. Tell your Congress to support the Public Expression of Relgion Act of 2005.  This legislation seeks to limit attorney's fees in Establishment Clause cases to injunctive relief only. SIGN THE PETITION TO STOP TAXPAYER FUNDING OF THE ACLU

Footbaths and Double Standards

A Stop the ACLU Blogburst.

The latest battle of religion in the public square is unfolding in Dearborn, Michigan, a city with one of the highest Muslim populations in the country. At the University of Michigan’s local campus, administrators have recently refitted several school bathrooms to include small footbaths in the corner–an accommodation for Muslim students who must perform ritual washing as part of their daily observance. The issue has more than a few of the usual suspects trying to explain their way out of their usual positions on the separation of church and state.

The Detroit chapter of the ACLU has scrambled to find a way to recuse itself from the matter, claiming that the footbaths qualify as secular since they could be used by non-Muslims, and therefore don’t cross the group’s usual bright church-state line. Further, the ACLU explains, the university’s decision to take on the $25,000 expense was motivated primarily “by health and safety” because some students didn’t like washing their hands in the sinks after others students had washed their feet. If that hadn’t been the case, the group says this religious accommodation would surely have merited greater investigation and criticism.

Uh-huh. This is the same ACLU chapter that in 2005 objected to a high-school wrestling coach saying a prayer with his team before meets, calling the action “inherently coercive.” And the ACLU of Michigan is already on the defensive for its non-action this time. In a letter explaining its silence regarding university footbaths, the ACLU notes that it “has often come to the defense of other religions when the state has attempted to interfere with their religious expression.” The letter even includes a list of cases in which the group has defended Christian clients. Too bad none of the examples prove much of a parallel to the current recusal over state recognition of a religious practice.

Of course the ACLU has “explained away” its double standard in how it scrutinizes government speech or action that involves religion. If a state agency today would have allocated $25,000 of taxpayer money to an explicitly Christian activity, particularly a permanent fixure requiring perpetual maintenance that serves no function to anyone aside from adherents of one faith, you KNOW the ACLU and Americans United would have already filed suit.

I have little issue with the act itself — the university installing these footbaths.  As the editorial goes on to point out:

Freedom of religion has never meant freedom from religion, and making it easier for people of different backgrounds to practice their faiths is a perfectly American thing to do. Many schools have chapels on campus, a fact that bothers very few. And few places object to kosher offerings in school cafeterias–an accommodation for Jewish students causing no inconvenience to others.

I do have a problem with the ACLU’s hypocrisy and their long, slimy tongue-kissing of an enemy to America, CAIR (Collecting Alms for Islamic Radicalism).

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Stop the ACLU Blogburst

ACLU monitoring school bible handouts by Susie Hassan Monday, April 16, 2007 COLLIER COUNTY:

A Collier County man who hands out bibles to Collier County high school students is under fire by the American Civil Liberties Union. Officials with the ACLU spent Monday night talking to Collier County democrats about the issue. People on one side of the argument say it's not a separation of church and state issue while the other side says it is in fact a perfect example and neither side is backing down. The debate begins with bibles handed out by Jerry Rutherford to Collier County high school students. He says there's no harm in what he's doing. "This is not a church and state issue. It's a free speech issue," said Rutherford. But the ACLU says the separation of church and state is exactly the issue. "There is a time to speak you religious beliefs and that is in your church. *But the public education is not the forum for bible distribution," said ACLU Attorney Yale Freeman.

Typical ACLU position in their ongoing attempt to remove Christianity from the public sphere, and contain it to a more localised, segregated place in society. Yeah, I've heard all the left's defense of the ACLU, saying that the ACLU has defended Christians in the past. Small cases that didn't amount to much of anything other than PR and to give the appearance of equal treatment. If Labor Unions represented their members in the same manner, members and liberals would be going ballistic. Thomas More Law Center To Argue For Reversal of Decision Permitting Public Schools to Teach Students to "Become Muslims"... where was the ACLU? Public Minnesota College to Install Foot-Washing Basins for Muslim Students...where is the ACLU? Seattle Airport Removes Christmas Trees Instead of Putting Up Menorah...ACLU? Muslims Seek Prayer Room at Airport...ACLU? Rumsfeld supports Scouts meeting on military bases... "The ACLU contends the government sponsorship violates religious freedoms since the Boy Scouts require members to pledge allegiance to God." JONES INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT PRAYER IN OUR MILITARY ACADEMIES... "In May 2001, the Virginia Chapter of the American Civil Liberty Union sued the Virginia Military Institute on behalf of two former cadets who opposed the non- denominational pre-supper prayer." Taxpayers fund Islamic center... "An announcement that the U.S. Marine base at Quantico, Va., has refurbished a building to be used as a prayer room for Muslim soldiers and civilians on base is a "bad signal," one critic has concluded."... where is the ACLU? _____________________________ *But the public education is not the forum for bible distribution," said ACLU Attorney Yale Freema The Founders that gave us the First Amendment is also the same that sanctioned the "Aitken's Bible" and permitted its' printing under the authority of Congress. Fisher Ames-Framer of the First Amendment "Our liberty depends on our education, our laws, and habits . . . it is founded on morals and religion, whose authority reigns in the heart, and on the influence all these produce on public opinion before that opinion governs rulers." (Source: Fisher Ames, An Oration on the Sublime Virtues of General George Washington (Boston: Young & Minns, 1800), p. 23.) James McHenry-Signer of the Constitution "[P]ublic utility pleads most forcibly for the general distribution of the Holy Scriptures. The doctrine they preach, the obligations they impose, the punishment they threaten, the rewards they promise, the stamp and image of divinity they bear, which produces a conviction of their truths, can alone secure to society, order and peace, and to our courts of justice and constitutions of government, purity, stability and usefulness. In vain, without the Bible, we increase penal laws and draw entrenchments around our institutions. Bibles are strong entrenchments. Where they abound, men cannot pursue wicked courses, and at the same time enjoy quiet conscience." (Source: Bernard C. Steiner, One Hundred and Ten Years of Bible Society Work in Maryland, 1810-1920 (Maryland Bible Society, 1921), p. 14.) Benjamin Rush-Signer of the Declaration of Independence "The only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and liberty is the object and life of all republican governments." (Source: Benjamin Rush, Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical (Philadelphia: Thomas and William Bradford, 1806), p. 8.) George Washington-Father of Our Country Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of man and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connexions with private and public felicity. Let it simply be asked, Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths, which are the instruments of investigation in Courts of Justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. Who, that is a sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric?" (Source: George Washington, Address of George Washington, President of the United States . . . Preparatory to His Declination (Baltimore: George and Henry S. Keatinge), pp. 22-23. In his Farewell Address to the United States in 1796.)

In front of the Collier County democrats, Freeman said the county shouldn't overlook this incident. "If we had one religion, one voice saying this is the religion we must practice, we would have a very different society today," said Freeman. Freeman says handing out bibles is no different than colleges handing out literature and military branches handing out literature in high schools. He says that's all the same thing. But for Roger Brown, President of the American Foundation for Separation of Church and State, that comparison is nowhere near the same. "They're passing out non-religious material they not trying to recruit students to come to their church," said Brown. Brown sited a court case that allows bibles to be handed out in schools as to why he should also be allowed. He added the students seemed to want the bibles. "The reason is the students wanted them. Had they not wanted them, they wouldn't have picked them up and taken off with them," said Rutherford. But in a letter written to Freeman by a school board attorney, the attorney states that Rutherford and his attorney have been advised that they are not permitted to continue handing out bibles. The letter also stated that district high school principals have been advised not to allow distribution at the building level. But Rutherford isn't backing down until the court case is overturned. "Until then, we will continue giving out bibles in schools," said Rutherford. The ACLU isn't backing down either. They will continue to monitor the incident and push so that it does not happen again.

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ACLU Loses Court Battle to DoD and Boy Scouts

IRVING, Texas, April 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire

Boy Scouts of America is pleased that the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed the ACLU's lawsuit against the Department of Defense for supporting the National Scout Jamboree.     For more than 25 years, Boy Scouts have held the National Scout Jamboree every four years at Fort A.P. Hill near Fredericksburg, Virginia. Scouts from all over the country camp together for ten days and participate in activities emphasizing physical fitness, appreciation of the outdoors, and patriotism. Seven Presidents have attended the Jamboree since President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937. The Jamboree grounds at Fort A.P . Hill are open to the public, and an estimated 300,000 visitors attended in 2005 along with 43,000 Scouts and their leaders. The 2010 Jamboree will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Boy Scouts of America.     The United States Congress has found that the military's logistical support for the National Scout Jamboree is an incomparable training opportunity for our armed forces. The Jamboree requires the construction, maintenance, and disassembly of a "tent city" capable of supporting tens of thousands of people for a week or longer.     Nevertheless, the ACLU sued the Department of Defense in 1999 over its support for the Jamboree. In 2005, a federal district court in Chicago concluded the Jamboree statute (10 U.S.C . section 2554) was unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause because Scouting has a nonsectarian "duty to God" requirement. DoD appealed the district court's injunction against military support under that statute for the 2010 Jamboree.

I'm having difficulty keeping up with the court, ACLU and Americans United. The court rules, the Boy Scout's "nonsectarian" "duty to God" requirement is unconstitutional. The ACLU is saying that prayers offered at council meetings must be "nonsectarian" to be constitutional. Then in more confusion, in the same article, the ACLU said; "It should not invoke the name of a particular religious figure, such as Jesus, Allah or Buddah...", implying that they can't pray to Jesus but Mohammed is okay and they can pray to God but to Allah would be prohibited. Americans United for the Separation of Church and State has no problem with prayer at a County Commissioners meetings so long as it isn't offered to a true Deity, such as Jesus Christ. Pray to rocks, trees and all the false gods you like, just stay away from the One True God. (an inadvertant acknowledgment of Christ and true religion, but an acknowledgment just the same) Indiana Constitution North Carolina Constitution    

In today's ruling, the federal Court of Appeals in Chicago reversed the district court's decision, concluding that the taxpayers named as the plaintiffs in the lawsuit did not have standing to sue DoD in the first place.     "We are pleased that today's ruling preserves the training opportunity for the military that Congress wanted it to have," said Robert H. Bork, Jr., spokesperson for the Scouts.     "Today's decision allows everyone to get back to planning the centennial Jamboree celebrating Boy Scouts' 100th birthday," said George A. Davidson, the attorney for Boy Scouts of America who argued before the Seventh Circuit last year.

    The case is Winkler v. Gates, No. 05-3451 (7th Cir. Apr. 4, 2007). It's a good win. I just wish it wasn't because of a technicality of standing. This was a production of Stop The ACLU Blogburst. If you would like to join us, please email Jay at [email protected]  or Gribbit at [email protected] . You will be added to our mailing list and blogroll. Over 240 blogs already on-board.

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Soledad Cross News

STACLU spreads the good news;

From the 9th Circuit: Opinion

1. The appeal by the City of the district court’s May 3, 2006 order (the one that said the city must rip down the cross by Aug. 1, 2006 or face a $5,000/day fine) to enforce a December 3, 1991 injunction under California constitutional authority is dismissed as moot.

2. The appeal of the district court’s denial of intervention, filed by the San Diegans for the Mt. Soledad National War Memorial, is also dismissed as moot.

3. The case is remanded to the district court with instructions to vacate the May 3, 2006 order to enforce the 1991 injunction.

4. The case is remanded to the district court to determine whether, and to what extent, counsel for plaintiff-appellee may be entitled to attorneys’ fees.

The question I have is why the ACLU has fought this ridiculous battle for two decades. Is there really a noble principle they are reaching for or is this just plain old hostility? Easy answer.

ADF Release: 9th Circuit decides order to tear down Mt. Soledad cross must be vacated

Previous posts: Great Mt Soledad News,
Senate Saves Mt Soledad
Victory  for Mt Sloedad Cross
Soledad Cross Gets More Time
Mt Soledad Cross Goes To The Supreme Court
Save The Mt Soledad Cross!
Save The Mt Soledad Cross

Stop The ACLU Blogburst

Another Stop the ACLU Blogburst

Judge Roy Moore makes a New Years Resolution that I'm definitely on board with.

Each year the American Civil Liberties Union and other liberal organizations continue their efforts to destroy traditional values that we once assumed were self-evident and beyond question. And each year we sit quietly by doing nothing to stop their relentless assault on our culture and our religious heritage. As our resolution for the New Year, let us join together to defeat the ACLU's anti-Christian agenda and restore our civil and religious freedom.

Most definitely the ACLU's attack on religious freedom is one of many good reasons we should resolve to join together and fight back. We have a whole list of other good reasons. The damage the ACLU has done to our National Security, the War on Terror, and our National Soverignty are at the top of my personal list. There are many reasons to stop the ACLU's agenda, but what people need to know is how. Everyone needs to get involved. There is a lot that can be done. One thing to do is to get active. Email, write, or call your elected officials and let them know that National Security is of primary concern. This time last year the ACLU were running full page ad propaganda war against the NSA and the Patriot Act. Even though the Democrats made a show of not clapping for the Patriot Act, in the end they lost that battle. They are still beating the dead horse over the NSA program. Another thing is to elect people who will appoint Constitutionalist judges. We've made progress in this area over the past year. Last year around this time the ACLU announced their official opposition to the confirmation of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Many of the ACLU's biggest fans in the Senate fought hard to paint him as a woman hater and bigot, to the point of bringing his wife to tears, but in the end they all lost that battle. When it comes to religious freedom, the ACLU is America's number one censor. They have compared Christians to terrorists, and even called for jailing people over prayer. The most outrageous thing about this is that when these cases their attorney's fees are paid for by the taxpayer. We have made progress against this in the past year. Currently there is legislation to put a stop to this and we got it passed in the House of Representatives. The bill is still pending before the Senate, and just because we lost the majority is no reason for us to let up. Support groups that are fighting the ACLU. There are many out there including the Alliance Defense Fund, ACLJ, Liberty Council, and Thomas More Law Center. Join one of them, donate to them, and tell others about them. Educate the public about the ACLU's agenda. This last one is the New Year's resolution we are making...to continue our fight against the ACLU by educating the public.

Join us and over 200 other blogs in helping to expose the ACLU's agenda to the people. This was a production of Stop The ACLU Blogburst. If you would like to join us, please email Jay at [email protected] or Gribbit at [email protected]. You will be added to our mailing list and blogroll. Over 200 blogs already on-board.

Stop the ACLU Blogburst

Crossposted from Stop The ACLU Via the ACLU we find out the U.S. government is finally being proactive against the ACLU in protecting classified information from being leaked for our enemies to know.

The American Civil Liberties Union today announced that it has asked a federal judge to quash a grand jury subpoena demanding that it turn over to the FBI "any and all copies" of a December 2005 government document in its possession. The ACLU called the subpoena, served on November 20 by the U.S. Attorney's office in New York, a transparent attempt to intimidate government critics and suppress informed criticism and reporting. "The government's attempt to suppress information using the grand jury process is truly chilling and is unprecedented in law and in the ACLU's history," said ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero. "This subpoena serves no legitimate investigative purpose and tramples on fundamental First Amendment rights. We recognize this maneuver for what it is: a patent attempt to intimidate and impede the work of human rights advocates like the ACLU who seek to expose government wrongdoing." The three-and-a-half page document, issued in December 2005, is marked "Secret" and apparently is classified. The ACLU received the document, unsolicited, on October 23, 2006.

Apparently a document marked "Secret" is classified? You don't say! Quite a scary thing that such a dangerous organization like the ACLU has its hands on classified information. I think the ACLU has already demonstrated how reckless they can be with secret information. You can bet there would be no regard to National Security. The ACLU think that exposing government wrongdoing is exposing to the enemy the governments efforts and techniques to secure our nation.

In legal papers, the ACLU said that while release of the document might be "mildly embarrassing" to the government, the ACLU's possession of it is legal and its release could in no way threaten national security. To the contrary, the ACLU said, the designation of the generally unremarkable document as "Secret" "appears to be a striking, yet typical, example of overclassification."

So who elected the ACLU to determine what should or shouldn't be classified? And if the document is so "unremarkable" why are they fighting so hard to keep it? The ACLU then goes on to justify having classified information by stating that some of the biggest news of the past year came from leaks of classified information, like the NSA surveillance program, SWIFT, etc. I think we all remember how the ACLU handled these leaks. When it comes to National Security, the ACLU has created a dangerous reputation. I don't think they should have any say so in what remains classified or not. Rob at Say Anything sums it up:

So, basically, the ACLU is claiming that the Bush administration is trying to “suppress information” by getting some leaked classified documents back. But isn’t the government supposed to suppress classified information? Isn’t that the reason it is classified in the first place? I mean, if the government isn’t supposed to be suppressing classified information, then why are we classifying it in the first place? And how does the government requesting leaked classified documents back violate the ACLU’s first amendment rights? Surely the ACLU isn’t suggesting that first amendment rights extend to illegal leaks of private information, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to stop someone who obtained my bank records from somebody at the bank who illegally divulged them from putting my private information on the internet. I sometimes wonder if the ACLU even takes its own arguments seriously.

Although the ACLU has been told that it is not a target of the investigation, which I think it should be, it is interesting that the the subpoena refers to the Espionage Act. That is too bad. The FBI have their own concerns over the ACLU. Between the shady business of their funding issues, helping America’s enemies, spying on their own members, and FBI concerns; there are many reasons besides illegally obtaining classified information that the ACLU should be investigated. I'm just glad to see the government being proactive to prevent classified information from falling into the hands of our enemies. If the ACLU has its way that is where it will end up.