Wooo.... in a few days I'll become a CARD CARRYING member of the ACLU!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Imran, prepare to be on every liberal organization's mailing list.

Ah, I already get conservative mailings from being a college Republican and whatnot . Though I did check that mark saying I don't want them to give my name to other groups.

Do you intend only to give money to the ACLU, or do you also intend to put some time and effort in it as well?

I believe I'll just give money. My activism days seem to be over . I did some protesting and stuff as a college Republican. I support a lot of their efforts in civil liberties, but think they may go too far in some areas, so money is mostly all they'll get from me .

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

I believe I'll just give money. My activism days seem to be over . I did some protesting and stuff as a college Republican. I support a lot of their efforts in civil liberties, but think they may go too far in some areas, so money is mostly all they'll get from me .

Or, what you COULD do is, send them the money but put it in MY name. That way, I could be active in the group without paying the dues (being a poor college student and all), and you'd still be providing for the ACLU monetarily!

Is this a perfect plan?......no, but I think that's what I like about it!

[Imran Siddiqui]

I like the personal glory of my own card.

[Theben]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Well since Newsmax called me that, I figure I should embrace my true calling .

I think they called you a pedophile too. How are you going to address this...?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well there are many posters under 18 here .

Did they really call me that? I wasn't informed of that slur .

[Sprayber]

In order for balance to be restored in the force, someone on the left has to join the NRA

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Sprayber
In order for balance to be restored in the force, someone on the left has to join the NRA

Do they offer rainbow-colored guns?

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
So why do they hassle schools for inviting a gospel singer, or try to strip away any religious icons displayed in public?

Religious freedoms include not only the freedom to believe, but also to practice and talk about those beliefs in public.

But not with public funds, as public officials.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Japher
Exactly. Yet, you only see them attack Christian and Judiasm... All the others can do as they please.

BS... it's just that Christians are the biggest offenders. How often do you see school funds used to promote Islam?

[DaShi]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi


Freedom of speech includes the right for those to whom you disagree to speak. Religion cannot be forced on anyone, yet there is a big difference between forcing religion and sharing religion.

Exactly, sharing religion is "Hey, I've got some extra religion here, would you like some?"

Forcing religion is sticking cross on someone's front lawn and saying it belongs there.

[Japher]

BS... it's just that Christians are the biggest offenders. How often do you see school funds used to promote Islam?

So, it's not BS... They don't only attack school funds, buddy... they attack rights, those things that do not require money of any kind.

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by Sprayber
In order for balance to be restored in the force, someone on the left has to join the NRA

While both memberships have lapsed at the moment to do lack of funds, I have been proud card-carrying members of both the NRA and the ACLU.

[Ben Kenobi]

Forcing religion is sticking cross on someone's front lawn and saying it belongs there.

Precisely. You are well within your rights to stop a man from dropping a cross on your lawn. But you don't get to stop a man from placing one on his, even if you can see it from your yard.

[DaShi]

Right, and public lawns belong to everyone, so if not everyone likes it, it shouldn't be there.

[Straybow]

They attack the use of historic municipal Seals that happen to have a cross somewhere on it. In one case it was barely visible, if you knew where to look.

They attack symbolic displays of 10C in courtrooms or courthouses (you know, paired rectangles with Roman numerals I-V on one and VI-X on the other), however innocuously placed or historic their presence.

These are issues of spitefulness, not liberty or Constitutionality. The great harm is that idiot jurists whose opinions were formed (twisted) in the same era of rebellion and hubris go along with them.


Nope, they'd never get my dues. Try the ACLK instead.