This reminds me of the words attributed to Gandhi, “There goes my people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.”
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Originally Posted by Bartholomew Roberts
I’m not sure I’d agree with that; but in any case the ACLU is reconsidering its defense of the First Amendment due to pressure from donors. For example:
“The backlash has already spurred other ACLU chapters to declare that they don’t believe free-speech protections apply to events like the one in Charlottesville, and led the ACLU’s national director, Anthony Romero, to declare the group will no longer defend the right to protest when the protesters want to carry guns.” - https://www.vox.com/2017/8/20/161678...harlottesville |
If only the ACLU had a history of claiming broad 1st Am. protections, especially for the odious. The ACLU is self governing and free to chase the desires of its membership, but this is like the NRA rethinking whether it considers the 2d Am to describe an individually held right.