Joining the ACLU?

X86Daddy writes "I'm currently a member of the EFF. I agree with everything they do. I'd like to further help protect liberty and freedom, and the ACLU advertises that they exist for that purpose. The ACLU is an organization well known for controversy. I've heard many opinions for and against it, and even a few citations of evidence. I've read their positions on their website, and although I strongly disagree with some of what they believe, I support the majority of their positions. I've also read some of their court filings, in search of more evidence of what they really do. I'm still undecided. I've even sent them an unanswered e-mail about the percentages of money spent on their main positions. So, I ask the Slashdot audience, what information do you have about the ACLU? I'm interested in facts about how they spend their efforts with regards to all of their efforts, electronic-related or not."

Comments

Re:ACLU Wacked out

[JDWTopGuy]

Amen. I was going to post a tin-foil hat post about "THE ACLU IS IN CONTACT WITH THE ALIENS!!! I HOPE THIS ANONYMOUS THING WORKS!!!", but since there's no benefit from +1, Funny (really +0, funny) I just posted this.

Definitions... Discuss

[benjamindees]

Natural Rights/Human Rights- Rights granted by virtue of existence

Civil Rights- Rights granted by virtue of citizenship

Civil Liberties- Rights granted by virtue of legislative fiat

Re:The ACLU is about mechanism, not policy.

[bmetzler]

Unfortunately, it doesn't work - there's plenty of online porn that kids can access. Worse, it actually protects kids from information that they might need - if you're 15, and wondering if having sex with your boyfriend can get you pregnant the first time, now you can't get information about it.

Why don't they just ask their parents? I'm sure their parents know whether a girl can get pregnant the first time she has sex. The information will probably be more credible then what one could turn up on the internet anyways.

-Brent