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EFF, ACLU Back WikiLeaks
souls writes "Seems like the forces to protect freedom-of-speech in the groundsetting Wikileaks.org case have spoken: Henry Weinstein at LA Times reports that a coalition of media and public interest organizations today urged judge Jeffrey White to rescind the shutdown of Wikileaks.org, which presents 'restraint on free speech that violated the First Amendment,' and is generally considered to become a representative case for free online speech.
The dirty dozen organizations fighting for your voice and mine include the EFF, the ACLU, The Times, AP, Gannett, Hearst, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the Society of Professional Journalists. Lets hope that is enough muscle to stop a judge running wild in favor of a bunch of offshore bankers!
Meanwhile wikileaks is still going strong via all available other domains, and is currently organizing support and donations."
UCLA != ACLU
during times of war or when a threat of national security is imminent. wikileaks poses a threat to national securtiy and should be shut-down
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The headline says UCLA, but the summary and the article seem to mention the ACLU...
I realize they both have the same letters in them, but this seems pretty careless. Unless the Union for Civil Liberties in America is involved...
Um, I don't think it's the University of California, Los Angeles backing WikiLeaks.
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2)Get shut down by a court.
3)Ask for donations to support your cause.
4)Profit!!!
Of course UCLA = ACLU.
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UCLA, ACLU, potato, potahto...
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Although, I'm not altogether certain what why the United Crazy Lunatics' Association is involved in this case
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who, upon reading the headline, imagined members of the EFF and UCLA (I'll let others decide if that was a typo) holding hands in a human barricade across a nuclear bunker in an effort to protect it from a physical attack ?
What did bother me was how Dynadot just rolled over and took this without batting an eye. They simply complied and let it happen without bother to contest it. Is it possible for wikileaks to get wikileaks.org changed to another domain registrar or should they just jump ship from this spineless drone?
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. indymedia
WTF is "ground setting? *&$^#% editors...oh, wait, this is /.
Nevermind.
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If you disagree, post your argument. (-1, Overrated) isn't your personal censorship tool for views you don't like.
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What the poster means is the ruling has done much more to draw attention to the bank that does money laundering than there would have been if their "law firm" had done nothing.
$ dig @ns2.everydns.net wikileaks.org
Still there at
http://88.80.13.160/wiki/Wikileaks
Their DNS is, of course, another question.
Why not? It's quick going to continue, Arrogance 3as Similarly grisly
Wow, the EFF and ACLU are supporting a website that's being censored. That's phenomenal! Completely unexpected. No one could've foreseen it.
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No doubt I'll get modded down for defying the slashmind groupthink but the problem I have with WikiLeaks is their cavalier disregard of accountability.
They have ignored court orders. They publish whatever they like and people seem to automatically assume that everything they say is the absolute truth, despite they having no credible track record. WikiLeaks is not a wiki in the true sense, there is no collaboration, the only people allowed to post are their little Cabal. Wikipedia, despite it's problems allows people to challenge its decisions in a publicly accountable way.
I think WikiLeaks are manipulative and deliberately courting controversy. Dig beneath the surface and all I see is another self appointed authority with a poor regard for balance.
What's scary is that any one of how many thousand other judges could have done exactly this same thing.
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10. The ACLU was founded by Communist, with communist ideals, communist goals, and they continue to impose a Communist like agenda on America daily. The founder of the ACLU, Roger Baldwin stated clearly...
My chief aversion is the system of greed, private profit, privilege and violence which makes up the control of the world today, and which has brought it to the tragic crisis of unprecedented hunger and unemploymentTherefore, I am for Socialism, disarmament and ultimately, for the abolishing of the State itselfI seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class and sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal."
9. The ACLU does not believe in the Second Amendment.
ACLU POLICY The ACLU agrees with the Supreme Courts long-standing interpretation of the Second Amendment [as set forth in the 1939 case, U.S. v. Miller] that the individuals right to bear arms applies only to the preservation or efficiency of a well-regulated militia. Except for lawful police and military purposes, the possession of weapons by individuals is not constitutionally protected. Therefore, there is no constitutional impediment to the regulation of firearms.ACLU Policy #47
#8. Their outright hatred of the Boyscouts. They are currently doing everything in their power to hurt this organization. They attacked their free speech right to exclude gays, and are threatening schools, and fighting in court to get their charters shut down. The oppose the military supporting them, and will sue the pants off any school that attempts to charter them.
#7. The ACLU are pro-death. Not only is the ACLU Pro-abortion, it's the ACLU's top priority. It most definitely takes a backseat to free speech for the ACLU. As a matter of fact, the ACLU has fought against the free speech rights of those that oppose it. If its abortion or euthanasia, as long as its pro-death you can count on the ACLU to support it. The only exception to the ACLU's pro-death stance, is if it is a convicted criminal; in this case they are against death.
#6. The ACLU advocate open borders. Not only have the ACLU opposed the Minute Men, a group who are simply exercizing their freedom of speech, protesting and stepping up where the government is failing, but they have helped illegals cross the border.
#5. The ACLU is anti-Christian. The list is endless on this one. Under the guise of "seperation of Church and State", the ACLU have made a name for theirself on being rabidly anti-Christian. This is one area where they are most hypocritical. They oppose tax exemptions for all churches, but fight for them for Wiccans. They are against Christianity in school, but oddly remain silent as our children are taught to be Muslims. Whether its baby Jesus, ten commandments, or tiny crosses on county seals, the ACLU will be there to secularize America, and rewrite our history.
#4. The ACLU Opposes National Security. The ACLU have opposed almost every effort in the arena of national security. From the bird flu to bag searches, the ACLU have been against it. No matter what kind of search someone tries to do to protect people, the ACLU have proved they are against them across the board. Its kind of ironic that they don't practice the principles they preach.
Take a walk into the NYCLUs Manhattan headquarters - which it shares with other organizations - and youll find a sign warning visitors that all bags are subject to search.
#3. The ACLU Defend the enemy. They have a long history of this one. They defended the P.L.O. in 1985. They defended Quadafi in the 1980's. And they continue today. They have told Gitmo detainees they have the right to remain silent, as in not talking to interrogators. One issue that really disturbs me is their refusal of funds from organizations such as the United Way that were concerned the money would be used to support terrorism.
In October of 2004, the ACLU turned
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Why don't universities and so forth point wikileaks.org to a live Wikileaks IP address rather than the one site the judge shut down effectively bypassing the judges wishes?
Whilst many DNS providers may not follow suit, even if some did it would prove a point that a) he shouldn't have the power to shut down a site of international interest because America doesn't own the internet and b) that even if he does it's futile.
What do Disclosure Non-Agreements have to do with this?
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A man, a Grand Dragon of the KKK was arrested and was being tried under some bogus law in TX, I think. It was an obvious trampling of his First Amendment Rights. The ACLU picked up his case. They went down the list and finally found a lawyer who was able to take the case. This lawyer went to the defendant's cell. Before entering the guard said that your ACLU lawyer is here. The KKK guy saw a black man walk in. The Black Lawyer then proceeded to say (IIRC) "I don't like you and you don't like me. But what they did to you is wrong and against the Constitution of the United States of America. And I will fight for you."
They wont fight for the second, but other than that, they're alright.
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