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Yeah, I know the ACLU does have their moments—proving that ‘all’ inclusive broad brush statements about such things just doesn’t work. I really didn’t mean to imply they are constantly wrong.

I didn’t read everything after #18 to get here, but I’d bet there are at least a couple of more all inclusive broad-brush proofs lurking in that collection of glyphs. People feel strongly about the ACLU—I do, but hopefully only when justified.

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31% of homicides are committed by whites.
37% by blacks.
32% by other or unknown.

In other words, most homicides by far are committed by non-whites. So why is the ACLU hell-bent on seeing the same number of whites in jail?

And why does everything have to be about race? Can’t we simply lock up people who commit crimes regardless of their skin color and stop this racist bean counting?!!

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Although my comment at #17 was said “tongue-in-cheek” there is historical precedent behind its sentiment. The ACLU was established by leftist extremists during WWI and immediately became an attractive organization for the communists and their sympathizers of that period.

Its principal founder, Ralph Baldwin, was a pacifist, a member of the radical Industrial Workers of The World(IWW), and the author of the pro-Communist book, “Liberty Under The Soviets”. Although he later denounced Communism, the ACLU’s leftist orientation continued to attract scores of Communists to its membership. The Communist goal of discrediting and undermining the police, the military, and religion as principal institutions of the “evil” capitalist system dove-tailed nicely with many ACLU goals and activities.

The Communist influence within the ACLU became so strong and negative to its public image that, in 1940, the organization had to embark on a purge of prominent Communists from its membership. Among the first to go was Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, one of the founders of the ACLU, a chairperson of the American Communist Party and a member of the IWW. (In 1964, upon her death, Flynn was honored with an official state funeral in the Soviet Union.)

Whether this purge was genuine or merely cosmetic is uncertain. However, the public disposal of a few “sacrificial lambs” like Flynn worked to some extent to restore the ACLU’s tarnished image.

Although there are many sincere and patriotic Americans in the ACLU, to this day the organization remains an attractive tool for radical leftists. Their goal of undermining the security of America and its conservative institutions is nicely facilitated by many ACLU activities.

So as we debate the issue of alleged “racial profiling” on this thread, we need to keep a reasonable balance between personal freedoms and national security. We need to remember that there really are those among us, with ulterior motives, who wish to use our freedoms to undermine our security.

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Some of you seem to think white people are never pulled over or stopped from going onto a plane. There was that white woman who died in their custody, some relative of a NY celebrity or something like that. (Not to mention that little boy who said “bye, bye plane” once too often. He was white.)

Passports can be faked. You expect the police to literally stop asking a question or following their procedures just because a passport is handed over? They’re not doing their job if they do that. If the woman was a lawyer, she should have identified herself as one. Your anecdote only relates one side of the story and it can’t be cross-examined, now can it?

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Fairuz, an American citizen should have known better than to try to get back into the country?

And why the heck should Reed have to “get to know” the supervisors???

Sorry Monty. No deal.

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