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QoTD: On the ACLU |
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Gregory Morris, 7/2/08 2:03:40 pm |
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From a comment by Ryan at the ACLU Blog: The ACLU became great by defending our rights even when the right or the client was unpopular. The hard cases the ACLU fought in the name of freedom demonstrated moral courage.
Today’s ACLU has lost that moral courage. By abandoning the protection of our Second Amendment rights, the ACLU has abandoned its claim to stand for our freedoms, and transformed itself into simply another partisan advocacy group.
The key point here is that the ACLU has defended some really unpopular things. In doing so, they embodied the phrase: "I disagree with what you are saying, but I defend your right to say it." By disregarding, and even attacking the Second Amendment, they have given up that moral high ground.
Although they've never truly had "moral courage" with regard to the Second Amendment, this complete stubbornness on their part proves that they have no intention of gaining it now.
Update:
"Second Place" quote, from the same location - I read the bad comments on Heller stance.
Where is the good comment forum located? --Anonymous
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