response 52 of 116:

Sep 26 15:23 UTC 2003

I'm sorry, but you are simply wrong.  The only agenda the ACLU has is 
preserving the Bill of Rights for the benefit of all Americans.  There 
are a lot of people who seem to be incapable of realizing how the ACLU is 
serving their interests, but it does nonetheless.

The most challenging thing about what it does is that often the cases it 
takes on are unpopular, but that is the crux of the issue.  The Bill of 
Rights protects all citizens, but the protections it offers are 
significantly more important for those who are in the minority, and 
often, those who are in the minority are so because they hold unpopular 
beliefs.  If supporting the majority position is your choice, that's 
fine, but if it is the only choice, then it isn't a choice at all.  The 
ACLU is working to preserve that choice.

I don't care what issue you disagree with the actions of the ACLU about, 
they are still serving your interests.  You may not believe it, but 
you're wrong.

And by the way, *I* didn't "hav[e] Grex promote *[my]* politics..."  The 
board voted, and perhaps the membership did also (I don't remember), on 
being involved in the lawsuit.  The decision was not made by one or a few 
individuals.  And further, if you think the existence of Grex was not 
threatened by Michigan Public Act 33 of 1999, then you do not understand 
the law as it was written, period.  (Sorry!)