[PEN-L:32500] Re: Re: Re: re: how things change

[dave dorkin <ddorkin1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dont you think the ACLU should be hiring people whose
work is a bit more consistant with most of their
values, (see exec. director Romero's an astonishing
quote below)?  There are plenty of good civil
libertarians who are not right wing zealots who could
make a better case than those two without supporting
reaction financially and otherwise. You dont need to
have them on payroll to have a tactical alliance
either. When the Federalist Society starts paying NLG
members too I'll consider the argument more
seriously...

"We are delighted to have Congressman Barr join us in
advocating for individual privacy," Mr. Romero said.
"It indicates that the A.C.L.U. has no permanent
friends and no permanent allies, just permanent
values."

--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You think they're associating themselves with the
> ACLU for the money?  C'mon, it's probably not that
much. Like I said before, Barr's a loon, but he's a
seriou civil libertarian and probably is anxious 
> about threats to civil liberties. Armey's a bit more
> of a surprise. But an alliance with right
libertarians againstsnooping and  repression isn't a
bad thing is it? 
> Doug

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