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AGKU: American Globalist Kiss-Ass Union, with sprinkling of frivolous legal harassment extortion lawsuits.

Earlier this month, I wrote a column about the American Civil Liberties Union. I said then that the ACLU, which bills itself as “our nation’s guardian of liberty,” would more accurately be described as the guardian of a far-left progressive agenda. Just days ago, the organization resoundingly confirmed my point.

My previous column discussed a proposed federal law which would prohibit anyone in the U.S. from refusing to do business with Israelis in compliance with an internationally-organized boycott of Israel. The ACLU opined that such a law would violate free speech rights under the First Amendment because punishment would be imposed on a U.S. person who had merely voiced agreement with a boycott.

I think that is incorrect. The anti-boycott legislation would parallel exactly our federal civil rights statutes: anyone can say anything — no matter how hateful — about other races, religions or ethnicities, but a landlord, for example, is not permitted to refuse to rent a home to a family because of that family’s race.

The ACLU would never argue that federal civil rights statutes violate free speech. But, where the injured party is Israel, they suddenly detect a violation of the First Amendment. To my mind, this is not legal analysis. It is the advancement of a far-left agenda. And now the ACLU has made its bias even more blindingly obvious.

Last Thursday, the organization announced that it will no longer defend the constitutional rights of any group that publicly demonstrates with loaded firearms. On its website, the ACLU proudly proudly asserts, “Protecting free speech means protecting a free press, the democratic process, diversity of thought, and so much more. The ACLU has worked since 1920 to ensure that freedom of speech is protected for everyone.” It seems the word “everyone” has just taken on a new meaning.

The ACLU’s new stance is remarkable because it means the organization will refuse to defend the constitutional rights of armed demonstrators, even if those demonstrators are properly licensed to carry firearms. If some government — whether local, state or federal — decides to violate the free speech rights of demonstrators who are lawfully carrying weapons, the ACLU won’t object.

And in practice, you know they'll find a reason to defend Black Supremacists marching with weapons...

Demonstrators who are licensed to carry firearms rely on the Second Amendment, which provides that “the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Moreover, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that the Second Amendment substantially limits the rights of states and localities to impose gun control regulations. (I believe that the court was wrong in so holding, but the issue is quite complex. Anyone who is interested can find my paper on the constitutional question here.)

The ACLU’s new policy undoubtedly was stimulated by the recent disturbances in Charlottesville, where a young woman, Heather Heyer, was killed. It appears from the videotapes that the killing was intentional, and if it indeed was, it was a murder. It might also constitute a criminal violation of the civil rights of Heyer and the other people who were injured, and also a criminal act of terrorism. The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating all these possible federal crimes, as it should.

However, Heyer and the other people who were injured alongside her were rammed by a speeding automobile. I have not read any reports of guns being fired in Charlottesville. Certainly, no one was killed by gunfire. One wonders whether, if the free speech rights of the driver of the car that killed Heyer were violated, the ACLU would represent him. He apparently was not carrying a firearm, so he seemingly would not be affected by the new ACLU policy.

The ACLU is a private organization and, as such, it can of course pick and choose the people it decides to represent in court. It has no legal obligation to represent anyone. But the unvarnished truth is that the organization cannot any longer pretend to be “the guardian of liberty.” It is very, very selective in the liberties it is willing to guard.

It hails itself as a defender of the right of “everyone” to free speech, but if you want to exercise that right while lawfully carrying a gun, don’t rely on the ACLU. It claims to defend religious freedom, but if you’re a baker whose religion does not allow you to bake a cake for a same-sex marriage celebration, you will find the ACLU on the other side of the courtroom representing the same-sex couple suing you. And the organization insists that it violates free speech to punish a businessperson for boycotting Israel, but it doesn’t violate free speech to punish a businessperson for boycotting people of a particular race, religion or ethnicity.

If the truth be told, the ACLU is the guardian of only those civil liberties that are at the present moment congenial to those on the far left of the political spectrum. No one should pretend otherwise. I believe this is a time when it is especially important to defend the First Amendment free speech rights of even the most repellent people among us, and the ACLU has just quit.

https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/civil-rights/347375-aclu-proves-yet-again-its-a-guardian-of-left-wing-movement

Of course, one wonders why one State's boycott of a State that bans Tranny Bathrooms isn't a violation of Constitutional Interstate Commerce Clause.

https://notthebee.com/article/the-aclu-is-suing-to-force-south-carolina-to-adopt-a-mask-mandate-making-it-unclear-why-the-aclu-even-exists-anymore

The ACLU is suing to force South Carolina to adopt a mask mandate, making it unclear why the ACLU even exists anymore

https://notthebee.com/article/a-student-at-the-university-of-tennessee-was-dragged-out-of-class-for-not-wearing-a-mask-and-im-starting-to-wonder-if-this-stuff-ever-ends-at-all

A U. of Tennessee student was dragged out of class for not wearing a mask and I'm starting to wonder if this stuff ever ends at all

ACLU is just leftist organization. They were bought by left billionaires long ago.

Patrick says

A U. of Tennessee student was dragged out of class for not wearing a mask and I'm starting to wonder if this stuff ever ends at all

Only when the Compradore Class finds slashed tires, sugar in gas tanks, and their cat's heads in their beds.

Buy GME, AMC, Chalk "Trump Won", and think of creative ways of active disobedience - not "Boycotting Amazon" which won't do shit and isn't tangible. Even if it was working, nobody could measure it for months and even so "Creative Accounting" would be used to conceal it, with DAs, IRS, Regulators agreeing to overlook the fraud in the name of "National Security against White Supremacists"

Might even bail out Amazon to protect it from "Extremists". What's a few billion more in Fed money printing Bailout Bucks when they've printed trillions this year so far?

Make life uncomfortable for the everyday thugs, brats, and bullies. They are knowing enforcers, they aren't mere ignorant functionaries - they are very woke and onboard. And without them aggressively being bullying assholes knowing they're protected like Antifa or School Boards or Wisconsin Election Clerks, the Corporate Socialists are seriously weakened.

Just imagine if Woke Teachers lived in fear of ruined vehicles? DO you think they'd propagandize the kids so openly?

MisdemeanorRebellionNoCoupForYou says

Make life uncomfortable for the everyday thugs, brats, and bullies. They are knowing enforcers, they aren't mere ignorant functionaries - they are very woke and onboard. And without them aggressively being bullying assholes knowing they're protected like Antifa or School Boards or Wisconsin Election Clerks, the Corporate Socialists are seriously weakened.

Just imagine if Woke Teachers lived in fear of ruined vehicles? DO you think they'd propagandize the kids so openly?

No, if you pull any of this shit, you'll have the book thrown at you.

If you're going to have the book thrown at you for MINOR crimes, you might as well do major ones. You're fucked when your caught either way.

richwicks says

If you're going to have the book thrown at you for MINOR crimes, you might as well do major ones. You're fucked when your caught either way.

The trap is that they want MAJOR ones to claim an insurgency and thus martial law/expanded powers.

I certainly do not support or advocate violent felonies, it would be counter productive to boot.

But without pushback, the pushes will keep coming. So we need to be more actively annoying.

That is the quandary.

Things like a massive strike might work, but that's a big leap from nothing to a hugely organized, widespread affair. Baby steps. Chalking and making taking less thorough care of various maintenance projects.

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richwicks says

If you're going to have the book thrown at you for MINOR crimes, you might as well do major ones

A friend of mine visited South Africa some time ago. He told me that most crimes had severe penalties, to the point where it was beneficial to a thief to kill you if they were going to take the risk of robbing you. Leave no witness, in for a penny, in for a pound, all that.

Such is the paradox of an overly harsh system.

Texas is doing far more for free speech than the ACLU is:

https://reclaimthenet.org/texas-house-passes-social-media-free-speech-bill/

September 1, 2021
Texas House passes social media free speech bill
Next it will head to the senate.
By Dan Frieth
Posted 9:40 am

The Texas House passed House Bill 20, which addresses social media censorship, by a vote of 77 to 49. The bill now awaits approval by the state’s senate.

We obtained a copy of the bill for you here.

On the third reading, the social media censorship bill, sponsored by Rep. Briscoe Cain, passed through the House on Monday. The state’s Senate State Affairs Committee then approved the bill for consideration by the whole senate.

Arguing for the bill, Rep. Cain said, “When much of the public conversation is muted, both sides suffer.” He feels social media companies’ content moderation policies are biased against conservatives’ opinions.

Two things are infinite: the universe and the human stupidity.“ — Albert Einstein

What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.“ — Albert Einstein

Source: https://quotepark.com/quotes/744042-albert-einstein-what-is-right-is-not-always-popular-and-what-is-po/

https://reclaimthenet.org/sky-news-australia-testifies-on-youtube-censorship/

September 7, 2021
Sky News Australia testifies on YouTube censorship
Sky News is one of the biggest news outlets to be censored by YouTube.

From an email from Parler:

Former ACLU Director calls out group’s new selective stance on free speech

A group often praised for its work in defending citizens' civil liberties, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has become the subject of criticism for its current stance on free speech and when it's considered okay to defend it.

The ACLU's former Executive Director Ira Glasser appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher to discuss the nonprofit's changing position on free speech.

"They just produced a couple years ago new guidelines for their lawyers to use when deciding what free speech cases to take," Glasser said. "In other words, before they defend your free speech, they want to see what you say.

Glasser, with Maher, acknowledged that all organizations change over time. Still, since no one else like the ACLU is defending free speech, the government will inevitably be left to decide.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/aclu-virginia-files-federal-lawsuit-gov-youngkins-executive-order-lifting-mask-mandates-public-schools/65-92ce6cba-a4ab-4bb8-8f3e-a9c14609f60f?source=patrick.net

Virginia ACLU files suit to stop Youngkin's no-mask mandate on behalf of kids with disabilities
The lawsuit argues that by forcing schools to dismiss mask mandates, children with disabilities will be forced to be excluded from public schools, violating the ADA.