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I enjoy how life in the US is just like life in the Twilight Zone these days | 8 | 30.77% | |
I'm a kid who blows up frogs, myself | 3 | 11.54% | |
I adore watching darkies drown on the evening news | 1 | 3.85% | |
He's put the terror back in the word "terrorism!" | 9 | 34.62% | |
It's about time someone got rid of that stupid bill of rights! | 8 | 30.77% | |
I love my country, but I love my SUV more! | 1 | 3.85% | |
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10-26-2005, 08:17 PM | #46 |
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Well, if you're too lazy to read, I can't help you out. I read or glanced over 4 or 5 of their supporting legal documents and press releases. This is the one that impressed me the most. But if you want to call the game on account of rain, that's fine by me. I have a legal matter myself that's coming up in the morning that I need to prepare for, anyhow. :p
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10-26-2005, 08:24 PM | #47 |
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Several of the documents ( just picked a few at random) mention hundreds of detainees in New Jersey alone.
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10-26-2005, 08:44 PM | #48 |
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Troublesome, but unrelated; they were detained before the Patriot Act was even passed.
In fact one could make an argument that the Patriot Act relieves the conditions that might require such broad brush behavior by the authorities. Another swing perhaps? |
10-26-2005, 08:50 PM | #49 |
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OK, here's the exact page that gave the 3,000 - 5,000 number. Sorry that I didn't point you directly to it before. There's a lot of stuff on that site and I'm pretty tired at the moment. Now I really AM going to go do my own legal preparations.
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10-27-2005, 01:11 AM | #50 | |
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The few shreds of credibility they retained fluttered away in the wind generated by their defense of the child molesters.
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10-27-2005, 02:02 AM | #51 |
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They defended child molesters?!? Really? What was THAT all about? YUCK! I can't believe the ACLU would do that. Tell me more about the case.
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10-27-2005, 02:37 AM | #52 | |
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10-27-2005, 06:51 AM | #53 | |
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When the ACLU takes a case, it's not about the individual, but the point of law.
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10-27-2005, 09:29 AM | #54 | |
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10-27-2005, 10:41 AM | #56 |
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They certainly defend rights in general, but no one has the right to harm a child. Details, please.
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10-27-2005, 10:55 AM | #57 |
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The story.
ACLU's statement where they say "defending child molesters doesn't mean we support child molesting."
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10-27-2005, 11:16 AM | #58 |
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Hmmmm... Yeah, so they are not actually defending child molester's per se. I think they bring up a very good point in their statement about each individual being accountable for his own actions. A person can't push responsibility off on Hostess Cup-cakes or the deranged writings of someone else and say "the devil made me do it."
I have a difficult time with the legitimacy of child porn in writing or pictures, however I do understand the slippery slope problem. Its not an easy question, but the ACLU was not defending people's right to molest children, Wolf. |
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Someone does X. The government does Y, in response to X. If the ACLU believes that Y is wrong, they take the case. X is irrelevant.
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