The ACLU generally will not represent protesters who seek to march while armed. It is important that this content-neutral rule be applied without regard to a speaker’s political views. It should also apply whether or not state law permits or … Continue reading
I would like to think this is the beginning of the realization that the ATF is not known for it’s recognition of civil rights and there are lots of other opportunities for the ACLU to put some out of control … Continue reading
The ACLU blog post on the Heller decision has racked up 150 comments so far. Only one gives mild support of the ACLU position. Most are just as toxic as my comment (see also my blog post). I wonder if they … Continue reading
The ACLU has a blog posting explaining their position on the 2nd Amendment in a post Heller world: So, we’ve been getting a lot of comments about the ACLU’s stance on the Second Amendment. For those of you who didn’t … Continue reading
I’ve discussed the ACLU and gun rights before and have been anxiously wondering how they would take it once the individual right issue was “clarified” for them. If they get on board with us then that would be really, really … Continue reading
Once upon a time, long, long ago (over 20 years) I had a membership with the ACLU for one year. They still send me letters telling me the sky is falling and I need to send them more money. For … Continue reading
It is just a form letter. Nothing that wasn’t on their website. I responded, see below. —–Original Message—–From: ACLU Correspond Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 7:13 AMTo: Joe HuffmanSubject: Your Feedback (Message #120150) Dear Mr. Huffman, Thank you for the … Continue reading
Other than Google, I’m think the ACLU might also be ‘interested’ in the Justice Department report about the 2nd Amendment being an individual right. Many years ago I used to be a member until I found out they didn’t support cases … Continue reading
I few days ago I engaged Bing Chat with a gun control question. This is the conversation. My questions and answers are in red and right justified Which is better, a society where no resident may own or use a … Continue reading
Trawling through Google’s search history database enables police to identify people merely based on what they might have been thinking about, for whatever reason, at some point in the past. This is a virtual dragnet through the public’s interests, beliefs, … Continue reading
A brand new day has dawned, in which the ACLU is in favor of civil liberties only for those who support the left, making the “civil liberties” in the title something like Orwell’s Ministry of Truth and Ministry of Love, … Continue reading
A lawyer who represented the Trump campaign in a legal challenge to the Pennsylvania election results was forced out of his post last week as a law professor at Chapman University in California for representing President Donald Trump as a … Continue reading
The Republicans are annoying, usually spineless, often stupid, and sometimes corrupt… But holy shit the Democrats are fucking evil. Larry CorreiaPosted on Facebook September 30, 2020[What do you expect from socialists and communists? Further evidence to support this assertion is … Continue reading
This kid clearly is a provocateur in training with no intention of learning. He exists only to troll intimidate and play victim. Samuel Crankshaw Communications Associate ACLU Kentucky Facebook post (now hidden or deleted) September 5, 2020 ACLU Staffer Attacks … Continue reading
Operation Choke Point was an attempt to cut off gun (and other politically disfavored) related business from financial services. Operation Choke Point has “effectively” ended but that doesn’t mean the fascists have given up. Andrew Ross Sorkin is advocating another … Continue reading
Courts have never required plaintiffs to demonstrate that the government directly attempted to suppress their protected expression in order to establish First Amendment retaliation, and they have often upheld First Amendment retaliation claims involving adverse economic action designed to chill … Continue reading
The NRA should be blown off the face of the earth. Without that radical group firearms control could be a real possibility. Pat McKenzie @PatMcKe44660885Tweeted on September 13, 2018[This is what they think of the nations’ oldest civil rights organization. … Continue reading
Adding more innocent Americans to the National Instant Criminal Background database because of a mental disability is a disturbing trend — one that could be applied to voting, parenting or other rights dearer than gun ownership. We opposed it because … Continue reading
This is very interesting. A sample: These incidents were not aberrations of the era. During the Bush years, for example, documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) revealed, as the group put it in 2006, “new details of … Continue reading
@JoeHuffman It is just our daily reminder that Orwells Animal Farm is still relevant today. Matthew Willington (@MD_Willington) Tweeted on October 10, 2013 in reference to this post about liberals getting special privileges from the D.C. police. [Almost for certain … Continue reading