February 16, 2006

ACLU Vs ACLU: Press Release Urges Presumption of Guilt

From a February 15, 2006 American Civil Liberties Union press release [emphasis added]:

WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the House Judiciary Committee to adopt several resolutions that would formally request any and all documents relating to the illegal National Security Agency domestic spying program authorized by President Bush.
Why is the ACLU trying to subvert the Constitution and centuries of American jurisprudence with a presumption of guilt, rather than innocence? Because this is the opening salvo in a bid to strip US counter-terrorism agencies of the power and ability to protect us. When you're busy betraying your country, betraying your own stated principles is a small sacrifice.

Stop the ACLU has the details of ACLU Policy #117, which calls for the emasculation of Federal counter-terror agencies.

The real reason that the ACLU is abandoning its principles in this fight is that they don't want their own conversations with terrorists and terrorist-sympathizers to be monitored. The ACLU's stated goal of protecting civil liberties would appear to be a cover, much like the bogus "peace" organizations during Vietnam and the Cold War, for activities that are clearly hostile to the best interests of the United States.

Also posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto and Vince Aut Morire.

Posted by: Bluto at 12:33 PM | Comments (8) | Add Comment
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1 "Presumption of innocence" is like sooo pre 9/11

Posted by: john ryan at February 16, 2006 01:00 PM (TcoRJ)

2 Actually, john ryan, presumption of innocence went out the window after the 2000 Presidential election, at least as far as the vast majority of liberals is concerned regarding any allegation, no matter how insane, against a non-liberal American. Liberal presumption of guilt did intensify after 9/11 as a direct result of Democrats sitting on the sidelines while the Bush administration took responsibility for protecting the Constitution and the American people. I feel your pain, john ryan, but you have to realize that the recent liberal track record for protecting Constitutional rights is dismal - all theory, no practice. That's why the American people rejected the Democratic candidate again in 2004, despite the best efforts of the MSM. It's also why Dem politicians are trying to back away from restricting NSA access to terrorist conversations and emails, the polls don't you know. It sucks to be you, doesn't it?

Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at February 16, 2006 01:14 PM (RHG+K)

3 The ACLU was founded by a socialist it is a leftist organization despite what they say its founder ROGER BALDWIN is a leftist

Posted by: sandpiper at February 16, 2006 01:52 PM (AFJdY)

4 Well, that is certainly an interesting spin. A simple request for documentation of fourth amendment violations is spun into some violation of the presumption of innocence. Rumplestiltskin could never spin like that!

Posted by: Paul at February 16, 2006 03:13 PM (wAcUm)

5 Paul, I actually added emphasis to the passage. How retarded can you be?

Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at February 16, 2006 03:46 PM (RHG+K)

6 Ironically enough, should a resolution be phrased in such a manner, President Bush would have no choice but to decline to produce such documents.

Posted by: Insomniac at February 16, 2006 03:54 PM (IEpte)

7 Correction: should be "any documents."

Posted by: Insomniac at February 16, 2006 03:56 PM (IEpte)

8 Anybody who doesn't see the danger posed by the ACLU probably IS retarded. The ACLU is one of the most effective tools being used by islamofascists against the US. The liberal line is that the ACLU protects all of us from government abuse of power but, somehow I don't think I'll ever be in need of their services.

Posted by: Richard at February 16, 2006 04:36 PM (7KF8r)

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