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Wired interview with Steinhardt
mlknowle writes "Wired has just posted a great interview with former EFF president and ACLU associate director Barry Steinhardt. In the interview, Steinhardt expresses concern that next year will be an even worse year for civil liberties. He does offer tips on what to do to help, however."
I really think the EFF would do well to distance themselves from the ACLU. Many Americans have not been pleased with some of their wackier defenses (Gay scoutmasters in the boy scouts being one of them). Millions of Americans chose not to accept homosexuality as a healthy lifestyle to be promoting to their children and should have the final say when their dollars, not tax revenues are used to fund an organization, not the courts. As a college student I was quite upset that part of my "Student Activity Fee" went to groups and organizations that I had absolutely no interest in supporting (Campus Leftists, Amesty International, college democrats, gay, lesbian, and bisexual alliance, et al.) The public perception of the ACLU is one of negativity and therefore the EFF, when linked to it gets a bad reputation.
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The ACLU is all for certain clauses in the First Amendment. For the remaining clauses, they are either ignored or twisted out of recognition. Regarding the Second Amendment, I doubt most members of the ACLU even know it exists.
It's time for those who truly understand what civil liberties are to abandon the organization that abandoned civil liberties.
A Government Is a Body of People, Usually Notably Ungoverned
"For my birthday, I'd like to make sure all my friends are prosecuted for providing aid and comfort to subversive organizations too. That way, I won't be alone in joycamp!"
Look, if you wanna support a misguided cause, go ahead, but please don't drag your friends down with you.
(Can't we get an organization that lobbies for fair use rights over digital media without trying to deny law enforcement the tools they need to combat terror?)