Why We Need the ACLU

December 20, 2009 269 Comments

This political commentary interview is pretty special to me. The ACLU is one very interesting, culturally significant organization to me, one that gets a TON of flack of being ultra-liberal, yet at the same time has defended such ultra-conservatives as the KKK and super-religious groups. The ACLU is basically all about one thing: protecting people’s constitutional rights as members of society in the United States. How great is that? To lots of people, it’s great up until they realize that that means they’re about protecting people with opposing beliefs as much as they’re about protecting yours. And that’s where the flack comes in. People get caught up in the fact that the ACLU protects people with different beliefs than their own, and that makes them maaaaaaad. To me, I think the ACLU is a necessary, great organization in American politics that is mind-bogglingly level-headed in their ability to represent both the liberal left and the conservative right — from the countercultural ultra-extremes to everything in between. So I decided to interview them about what they feel is right or wrong. And Chris Hanson does a wonderful job of telling me that right or wrong doesn’t play into their jobs: only protecting people’s rights is the right thing. I really enjoyed this interview and think the ACLU is a great organization. That’s just my political commentary. What do you think?

269 Comments to “Why We Need the ACLU”
  1. [..YouTube..] D.A. TIM HARRIS, T.P.D. CHIEF JORDAN, DET. BRIAN BLAIR Surely, my Author is a MAD man and a threat to the very Fabric of Society? How much longer must his Friends, Family and Community live in Terror at the finger tips of this sick individual? He awaits your Justice… unless you are the Smug, Corrupt, and Vile COWARDS he believes you to be; then continue to do nothing. JESSE QUINN HARRISON

  2. [..YouTube..] D.A. TIM HARRIS, T.P.D. CHIEF JORDAN, DET. BRIAN BLAIR Surely, my Author is a MAD man and a threat to the very Fabric of Society? How much longer must his Friends, Family and Community live in Terror at the finger tips of this sick individual? He awaits your Justice… unless you are the Smug, Corrupt, and Vile COWARDS he believes you to be; then continue to do nothing. JESSE QUINN HARRISON

  3. [..YouTube..] D.A. TIM HARRIS, T.P.D. CHIEF JORDAN, DET. BRIAN BLAIR Surely, my Author is a MAD man and a threat to the very Fabric of Society? How much longer must his Friends, Family and Community live in Terror at the finger tips of this sick individual? He awaits your Justice… unless you are the Smug, Corrupt, and Vile COWARDS he believes you to be; then continue to do nothing. JESSE QUINN HARRISON

  4. mscheesymac says:

    [..YouTube..] The ACLU only protects the “rights” it agrees with. It is an atheistic organization. They protect anything that is immoral and fights anything that would be considered good or moral. They are a totally backwards organization.

  5. mscheesymac says:

    [..YouTube..] The ACLU only protects the “rights” it agrees with. It is an atheistic organization. They protect anything that is immoral and fights anything that would be considered good or moral. They are a totally backwards organization.

  6. mscheesymac says:

    [..YouTube..] The ACLU only protects the “rights” it agrees with. It is an atheistic organization. They protect anything that is immoral and fights anything that would be considered good or moral. They are a totally backwards organization.

  7. stihlthebest says:

    [..YouTube..] Acronyms that are destroying America. aclu,irs,epa,osha,msha,dnr,doe,dot,faa,cia,kkk,cfr,tlc!

  8. stihlthebest says:

    [..YouTube..] Acronyms that are destroying America. aclu,irs,epa,osha,msha,dnr,doe,dot,faa,cia,kkk,cfr,tlc!

  9. stihlthebest says:

    [..YouTube..] Acronyms that are destroying America. aclu,irs,epa,osha,msha,dnr,doe,dot,faa,cia,kkk,cfr,tlc!

  10. rickharbour says:

    [..YouTube..] get to know are founding fathers at wall builders dot cm

  11. rickharbour says:

    [..YouTube..] get to know are founding fathers at wall builders dot cm

  12. rickharbour says:

    [..YouTube..] get to know are founding fathers at wall builders dot cm

  13. [..YouTube..] Just another Terrorist Organization.

  14. [..YouTube..] Just another Terrorist Organization.

  15. [..YouTube..] Just another Terrorist Organization.

  16. [..YouTube..] @k3304 The ACLU protects everyone.  Even pedophiles have rights.

  17. [..YouTube..] @k3304 The ACLU protects everyone. Even pedophiles have rights.

  18. [..YouTube..] @k3304 The ACLU protects everyone. Even pedophiles have rights.

  19. k3304 says:

    [..YouTube..] @Iamcromagnon , jewish run ACLU also protects paedophiles

Leave a Reply

(required)

(required)