The ACLU is no longer the American Civil Liberties Union. They are not fighting for civil liberties.

They are fighting for one political factions ideology and using the Constitution to defend that why,

in my opinion, because they've made a fuckload of money doing it part in my French.

But that's what we saw last year. And seeing them back away from their principles is absolutely

disgusting.

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the ACLU is wavering on free speech. Our defensive speech may have a greater or lesser harmful

impact on the equality and justice work to which we are also committed. The American Civil Liberties

Union will weigh its interest in protecting the First Amendment against its other commitments

to social justice, racial equality, and women's rights, given the possibility that offensive speech

might undermine ACLU goals. Our defensive speech may have a greater or lesser harmful impact

on the equality and justice work to which we are also committed.

Wrote ACLU staffers in a confidential memo obtained by former board member Wendy Kaminer.

Breason says it's hard to see this as anything other than a cowardly retreat from a full-throated

defense of the First Amendment. Moving forward, when deciding whether to take a free speech case,

the organization will consider factors such as the present and historical context of the proposed

speech, the potential effect on marginalized communities, the extent to which the speech may

assist in advancing the goals of white supremacists, or others whose views are contrary to our values

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