http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/aclu/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 16:46:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286575/posts Justice Ginsburg’s Racial Hypocrisy in Ricci She Never Met a Black She’d Hire in 1993 By Michael P. Tremoglie Tremoglie’s Tea Time Blog During Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s July 1993 confirmation hearing, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R- Utah, asked her about racist hiring practices. He wanted to know if she thought that an employer, located in a city that was predominantly black, would be suspected of racism if there were no blacks on the payroll. Judge Ginsburg replied it would be. Hatch then reminded her that her own payroll did not include blacks even though she was in a city with... Tea Time Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286575/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 16:46:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284612/posts anta Rosa County, FL – Liberty Counsel filed a motion to intervene on behalf of Christian Educators Association International (CEAI) in a lawsuit filed earlier this year by the ACLU against the Santa Rosa County School District. The ACLU filed suit, claiming some of the teachers and administration endorsed religion. The School District attempted to settle the suit by joining with the ACLU and presenting the court with a Consent Order, which essentially bans all employees from engaging in prayer or religious activities, whether before, during, or after school hours. Without any legal argument or briefing, the judge signed the... Liberty Counsel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284612/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 03:34:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284247/posts ACLU INSANITY Destroying a WWI Memorial in the middle of the California desert because it is a Cross. EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeuBB_mOFIA Then sign the petition: http://www.donttearmedown.com/ Help stop the insanity. Don't Tear Me Down http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284247/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:38:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283844/posts The American Civil Liberties Union yesterday accused the Obama administration of using statements elicited through torture to justify the confinement of a detainee it represents at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The ACLU is asking a federal judge to throw out those statements and others made by Mohammed Jawad, an Afghan who may have been as young as 12 when he was captured. His attorney argued that Jawad was abused in U.S. custody, threatened and subjected to intense sleep deprivation. Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283844/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 04:01:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282244/posts SNIPPET: "Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel disagrees with the ACLU'S stance. "The lawsuit, however, in this particular case says that they are allowed to pray as a group only just one hour a week. The fact is that there is no constitutional right to assembly as a group five times a day, whether it's in the workplace or in the prison," he notes. Staver points out that Liberty Counsel completely supports religious liberty, regardless of a person's faith group. "But I think in the situation with regards to the Muslims, there is clearly a security issue at risk here when... ONE NEWS NOW.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282244/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:36:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281839/posts Bishop Lori at the rally in Hartford Bridgeport, Conn., Jun 28, 2009 / 03:17 pm (CNA).- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut has protested a state investigation into whether the Diocese of Bridgeport should be categorized as a lobby group for fighting a bill that would have forcibly reorganized the Catholic Church. The group argues the investigation jeopardizes the core First Amendment rights of both the Church and all state residents."The free exchange of ideas, which is a hallmark of our society, suffers when the state places hurdles in front of the free speech of any group," said Andrew... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281839/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:20:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281576/posts The Virginia Citizens Defense League is used to fighting for the right to carry guns. But now it's having to defend the right to wear stickers about carrying guns. The group says officials at the Richmond Coliseum recently attempted to stop members from handing out blaze-orange "Guns Save Lives" stickers before an appearance by radio and television talk-show host Glenn Beck. "It's bad enough they're trying to trample the Second Amendment. Then you come and attack the First," President Philip Van Cleave said, referring to the U.S. Constitution's guarantees of the right to bear arms and to free speech. Dolly... Times Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281576/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:18:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281331/posts LAGUNA BEACH – The American Civil Liberties Union released a statement today applauding a settlement they say they reached with City Hall in connection with a lawsuit dealing with an anti-camping ordinance. According to the ACLU, the city has now agreed not to cite or arrest homeless individuals sleeping in the city, "as long as there are no reasonable public health or safety concerns" for a period of three years. The settlement also establishes a process for sealing, expunging or destroying citations and convictions issued under the now defunct ordinance, the ACLU said. Don't forget this is the city who... OCRegister http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281331/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:34:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278452/posts For the second time in just over a week the Christianity erasing ACLU has taken a stand for the religion of Islam. The first case involved one of the five pillars of Islam~zakat. (Giving to charities) Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278452/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:56:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277964/posts Homeland Security: Recognizing that money is the mother's milk of terrorism, the U.S. cracked down on charitable fronts after 9/11. The new administration thinks it went too far.In fact, it's hinting at loosening restrictions, a move that threatens to reopen the financial pipeline between several Muslim charities and overseas terrorists that Treasury shut off after 9/11. Left-wing activists, meanwhile, are helping convince the public the charities deserve a second chance. On the heels of President Obama's Cairo speech, in which he suggested relaxing Treasury anti-terror "rules," the ACLU published a well-timed report slamming those very rules. It makes a point... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277964/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:36:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277875/posts Recently the ACLU released a report on Muslim charities, many of which were proven terrorist funding fronts. In the report the ACLU falsely creates victims where none exist and once again exaggerate their favorite target of vilification, the U.S. government. According to the ACLU the evil American empire are stomping on the rights of Muslims to donate money to charities acting as front groups funding terrorist activities. It suggests (contrary to a substantial body of evidence) – that the U.S. government was wrong to have acted against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, the... Stop the ACLU http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277875/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:28:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277840/posts INDIANAPOLIS — Two Muslim inmates held in a special unit at the U.S. prison in Terre Haute say they aren’t allowed to pray in groups as often as their religion commands and have asked a federal judge to ease limitations on worship imposed by the Bureau of Prisons. The prison in western Indiana houses several high-security inmates, including American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh, who is serving a 20-year sentence for aiding Afghanistan’s now-defunct Taliban government. The June 16 lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana challenges limits on Islamic worship in the prison’s restrictive Communications Management... Tribune-Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277840/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:45:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277373/posts SNIPPET: "The American Civil Liberties Union released a report June 16 (together with a You Tube video) attacking the U.S. government's efforts to shut down terrorist-financing charities. The report was based on 120 interviews, 115 of which were conducted with Muslim community leaders and other Muslims "directly affected by" U.S. government policies regarding the charities. It suggests (contrary to a substantial body of evidence) – that the U.S. government was wrong to have acted against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, the Global Relief Foundation and other charities accused of raising money for terrorist... INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277373/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:57:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2277142/posts Oh boy--that ACLU !! Every time someone even thinks of something to do with religion they usually throw a royal canary followed by a lawsuit. I have even heard rumors that once, someone tripped and fell in a state capitol building. When the person got up someone asked him if he was OK. When he answered, "yes, thank God" twelve ACLU lawyers were all over the guy with subpoenas in less than 30 seconds. See the American Civil Liberties Union claims to be a group designed to protect our constitutional rights. Of course, only when its convenient. For example their... IPT/the lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2277142/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:46:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2275980/posts Are we crazy? Three cases where the criminals become the victim The Justice Department has just told the state of Georgia that their system to prevent illegal aliens from voting is discriminatory. Here in Colorado, the ACLU has sued the Weld County DA for breaking an illegal alien identity theft ring by executing a search warrant on an income tax preparer. 1,300 illegal aliens were found to be engaged in identity theft in Greeley, Colorado, but they're still living and working there, violating the law with impunity while the county is bogged down with a lawsuit costing it over $100,000.An... Nietzsche is Dead http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2275980/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:19:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275923/posts PHOENIX — The Rev. Al Sharpton on Friday called for opponents of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has aggressively cracked down on illegal immigration, to videotape alleged racial profiling by the sheriff’s office. The civil rights leader said the videos will help the U.S. Department of Justice in an investigation of alleged civil rights abuses by Arpaio’s office. “We’re gonna start some freedom rides around this county, to show how people of a certain skin color are treated different than other people,” Sharpton told a crowd of several hundred people at the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Phoenix. Sharpton... Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275923/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:14:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275466/posts In April, Transportation Security Administration agents detained Steve Bierfeldt at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport for no other reason than that he was carrying $4,700 in cash. The move immediately proved to be something of a public relations disaster, since the cash belonged to Rep. Ron Paul's libertarian-oriented Campaign for Liberty, of which Bierfeldt is the director of development, and the political activist used his cell phone to record the incident (mp3), including abusive language directed his way. Now the confrontation has sparked a lawsuit against the TSA, with the American Civil Liberties Union arguing Bierfeldt's case. In the wake of... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275466/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:52:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2274455/posts The ACLU has spoken out against Muslim prisoners being held in Gitmo. They have won that battle as President Obama is going to close the facility. But that is not enough, they are now fighting a transfer to an Indiana prison dubbed "Little Guantanamo". Apparently the ACLU is only happy when our enemies are released to island resorts. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2274455/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:43:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2273370/posts So all of a sudden the Christianity attacking ACLU cares about religion. This despite the fact that millions of dollars given to Muslim charities continually ends up in the hands of Islamic terrorists. This is just like in Europe where the left and Muslims work hand and hand to destroy life as we know it . Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2273370/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:06:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267872/posts ANN ARBOR, MI – The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced today that it has filed a friend of the court brief opposing the ACLU’s campaign to tear down another war memorial cross. At issue is a small cross originally erected on Sunrise Rock in 1934 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in memory of the dead of all wars. The cross is located in California’s Mojave Desert, in a remote area where the only visible signs of human activity are off-road vehicles and trail hikers. The ACLU succeeded in... California Catholic Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267872/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:05:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271859/posts In a move that bolsters her civil liberties bona fides, South Bay Rep. Jane Harman is trying to shut down a controversial office that would give local police officials access to information from spy satellites. The program, which was introduced under the Bush administration, is part of a broader effort to secure the United States by making it easier to share information between federal and local authorities. But civil liberties advocates say that giving police chiefs and county sheriffs access to sophisticated spy imagery takes it a step too far. Responding to critics, Congress last year restricted funding for the... The Los Angeles Daily Breeze http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271859/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:34:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271666/posts June 14, 2009Obama's Other Controversial ChurchBy Andrew Walden "This is a guy (former Weatherman terror-bomber Bill Ayers) who lives in my neighborhood ... the notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago - when I was 8 years old - somehow reflects on me and my values doesn't make much sense." -- Barack Obama on the Campaign trail, 2008 As President Obama prepared to commemorate D-Day, the Associated Press dug up old details and photos to write a warm fuzzy story about the WW2 service record of Obama's maternal grandfather... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271666/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:06:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269507/posts On Tuesday, information surfaced that Democrats had also removed the Graham-Lieberman amendment that had passed the Senate by a unanimous vote.  The amendment barred for three years the release by the government of Abu Ghraib-type photographs highly sought after by al Qaeda and the ACLU. As HUMAN EVENTS reported yesterday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) hit the media circuit threatening to do “whatever it takes,” including a Senate shutdown, if the House removes the amendment language from the supplemental conference report.  Senate staff sources told HUMAN EVENTS yesterday that steps were already being put into place to slow about 25 of... HumanEvents.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269507/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:06:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267358/posts ANN ARBOR, MI – The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced today that it has filed a friend of the court brief opposing the ACLU’s campaign to tear down another war memorial cross.At issue is a small cross originally erected on Sunrise Rock in 1934 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in memory of the dead of all wars.  The cross is located in California’s Mojave Desert, in a remote area where the only visible signs of human activity are off-road vehicles and trail hikers.  The ACLU succeeded in its... Thomas More Law Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267358/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:35:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266071/posts Members of the graduating class of 2009 at Florida's Pace High School have expressed their objections to ACLU restrictions on statements of religious faith at their school by rising up en masse at their ceremony and reciting the Lord's Prayer. The incident happened just days ago, but has been virtually ignored by media outlets throughout the region, according to officials with Liberty Counsel, a legal team representing Principal Frank Lay and teacher Michelle Winkler in their battle with the ACLU, which had complained that faculty and teachers were talking about their beliefs. Nearly 400 graduating seniors at Pace, a Santa... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266071/posts#comment Sat, 6 Jun 2009 10:47:09 GMT