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ACLU has never let their personal political views affect their principles. As an example, ACLU defended Rush Limbaugh [1] when the state seized his medical reco
by bongoman37 6y ago
ACLU has never let their personal political views affect their principles. As an example, ACLU defended Rush Limbaugh [1] when the state seized his medical records in a drug probe.
[1] https://www.foxnews.com/story/aclu-comes-to-rush-limbaughs-defense https://www.foxnews.com/story/aclu-comes-to-rush-limbaughs-d...
- kbelder 6y agoWell, they don't support any second amendment cases, so they do pick and choose a bit about which civil liberties they care about. But they are good about uniform support of the 1st.
- throwaway09223 6y agoThis is unfortunately not true at all -- the second amendment being the most obvious case in point. I am a big ACLU donor despite this. I have an assigned "individual giving officer," and I plan to continue to make significant contributions to their cause. I wish they would be more willing to set aside personal political views.