Remember the American Civil Liberties Union's support of a Florida Muslim woman's refusal to remove her veil for her driver's license photo? Muslim countries that allow women to drive require them to remove their veils for license photos.
But Florida's ACLU Executive Director Howard Simon condemned what he said was the "government's tendency in the aftermath of September 11th to restrict numerous freedoms."
Just this week the ACLU's New York chapter has taken New York City to court over the city's subway-terror prevention program involving random searches of passengers bags and other items at subway entrances.
So is there any identity or security search program the ACLU will support?
Before you answer, take a look at John Byrnes' post here.
Friday, November 04, 2005
Are you keeping up with ACLU?
Posted by JWM at 1:27 PM
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You have to remember, you're talking about the ACLU here, logic and reason have no place in conversations regarding the ACLU and it's actions. All you nay-sayers out there, I need not to cite any evidence for this statement as you know it is true.
John
Thanks for the link. Jeff may be right but the wording of the fifth amendment specifically prohibits "unreasonable" searches. It's hard to believe even the ACLU can stgand in court and argue with a straight face that their own office policies are unreasonable. Oh well!!!
After 9/11, I welcome the extra security. I willingly stand in line at the airport, take off my shoes and go through all metal detectors. Most of the people I've talked to have said the same thing. How are we ever going to be safe if the ACLU complains about ever messure taken? To me, it is worth the extra minutes to feel safer. I have always said that there are people out here who just want to bitch. Doesn't matter what the issue is. No looking at it in reality.
JHC,
The fact that you concern yourself with this sort of BS, really tells more of you than it does of the story.
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