A proud day for gun-owners in Nevada as the state office of the ACLU has declared its support for the Second Amendment thus becoming the only state branch to split with the national organization on the gun-control issue.

The state board of directors reached the decision this month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects the rights of individuals to own handguns.

"The Nevada ACLU respects the individual’s right to bear arms subject to constitutionally permissible regulations," a statement on the organization's Web site said. "The ACLU of Nevada will defend this right as it defends other constitutional rights."

"This was the consensus," said Allen Lichtenstein, general counsel for ACLU of Nevada. "There really wasn't a lot of dissent."

But the state affiliate’s position puts it at odds with the national organization.

The New York City-based ACLU disagrees with the Supreme Court ruling, saying in a statement that it interprets the Second Amendment as a collective right to own guns and not an individual one.

"In our view, neither the possession of guns nor the regulation of guns raises a civil liberties issue," according to the position on its Web page.

It's that position that has long infuriated gun rights advocates.

Bravo. I know Gary Peck, the Executive Director of the Nevada ACLU from my days in TV news. While I didn't agree with a lot of his positions, Gary always did what the ACLU is supposed to do: defend those who don't have the means to defend themselves. This is a commendable stand by the Nevada ACLU and I hope it gives other state branches of the organization something to think about.

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I'm no fan of the ACLU, but this is pretty damned funny...and scary.

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I'm a libertarian, but being libertarian doesn't involve entering suicide pacts with people that want to kill you. The domestic spying program is one of those elements of democratic society that we wish wasn't necessary, but it is. Can this power be abused? Absolutely, that's why the burden is on us to elect men and woman of character to our government.

I'd love to ask a Hillary supporter who's against the eavesdropping on Americans who speak with terrorists how they can vote for someone who confiscated dozens of FBI files for her own political use.

Labels: ACLU, Domestic Spying, Libertarianism, SCOTUS

Via Basil. (Hat tip: Don Surber)

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In a move that shouldn't surprise anyone, the ACLU is defending the the University of Michigan's practice of supplying publicly-funded Islamic footbaths for its Muslim students.

The "civil liberties" organization that is on the lookout for anything even remotely Christian appearing on public property actually has the temerity to claim that this move by the U. of Michigan has nothing to do with religion.

Kary Moss, director of the Detroit branch of the ACLU, said its review concluded the plan is a “reasonable accommodation” to resolve “safety and cleanliness issues” that arose when Muslims used public sinks for foot cleaning before prayers, which often spilled water on bathroom floors.

“We view it as an attempt to deal with a problem, not an attempt to make it easier for Muslims to pray,” said Moss, who likened the plan to paying for added police during religious events with huge turnouts. “There’s no intent to promote religion.”

Even the best contortionists in the world couldn't compete with this pretzel logic. Bottom line: the ACLU is an anti-American values, anti-Christian organization that will do anything to fulfill Gramsci's dream.

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