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| ACLU refuses funds because of "no terrorism" requirement |
| 2005-08-10 |
| CLEVELAND (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio said today it will no longer accept funding from the United Way so as not to complete a required counterterrorism compliance form. At issue is a counterterrorism form the ACLU believes can be intrusive on individual liberties. The form requires agencies to comply with the U.S. Patriot Act by assuring they are not involved with anyone on a federal terrorism watch list. In October of 2004, the ACLU turned down $1.15 million in funding from two of it’s most generous and loyal contributors, the Ford and Rockefeller foundations, saying new anti-terrorism restrictions demanded by the institutions make it unable to accept their funds. The Ford Foundation now bars recipients of its funds from engaging in any activity that "promotes violence, terrorism, bigotry, or the destruction of any state." The Rockefeller Foundation’s provisions state that recipients of its funds may not "directly or indirectly engage in, promote, or support other organizations or individuals who engage in or promote terrorist activity." |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #11 that's your tongue? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-10 20:06 |
| #10 Silence? (except GF5459) Nobody understands tongue-in-cheek! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-08-10 19:13 |
| #9 Whew! BigEd! I'm glad your cleared that up! I was about to toss my Jenna Jameson vids your way. |
| Posted by: Glolusing Flereth5459 2005-08-10 17:31 |
| #8 In truth, most of the women lawyers in the ACLU are "industrial" looking, or angry1 anti-male lesbians, so, they want an Islamofascist takeover of the USA so all women will be forced to wear burquas, and level the playing field. Sort of a Socialism of Looks thing... 1- Hold on - before you call me a homophobe - Not all lesbians are ugly, angry, or leftist... but the ones in the ACLU... ARE! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-08-10 13:49 |
| #7 Nope. Ain't doing it. The ACLU may be about civil liberties but they surely have little to do with protecting the civil liberties of Americans. |
| Posted by: MunkarKat 2005-08-10 12:44 |
| #6 Well. If this isn't an indicator of who's side the ACLU is on,.... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-08-10 12:39 |
| #5 Why on earth is ACLU receiving funding from the United Way? |
| Posted by: JackAssFestival 2005-08-10 12:39 |
| #4 Now a real headline would be "Free Speech Group Refuses ACLU Legal Support" |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2005-08-10 12:37 |
| #3 Right on, Lh. But I wouldn't give them credit for some change of heart... I'd say it's self-preservation and self-serving greed, more likely. The people controlling these two Moonbat bagmen recognize their lucrative positions could be in jeopardy if they don't demonstrate at least the pretense of having standards. That it's merely pretense is a matter of historical record for both. Nonetheless, it worked to the public good in this case, at least. Of course, that the ACLU won't take funds if they are merely required to declare they don't support or otherwise consort with the Bag Guyz© and their mouthpieces / minions is remarkably telling, no? Hmmm. Unable to formally declare they don't support terrorists... Why, without a great deal of effort, one could argue that's a declaration that they do... |
| Posted by: .com 2005-08-10 11:37 |
| #2 "Even the right to be a terrorist is protected under the First Amendment," ACLU spokes-transgenderperson, Missy Asslitch AP: American Freikorps units guns down ACLU assembly members July 20, 2008 (Boston): Police and FBI believe that the American Freikorps struck again, this time gunning down fifteen ACLU members who were attending a conference ironically titled "Terrorism is a protected status." Police and FBI have had difficulty shutting down the Freikorps organization which many law enforcement counter-terrorism experts believe consists of Iraq War vets and right-wing militias that have declared war on the Fifth Column left in America. ... |
| Posted by: Ward C the Moron 2005-08-10 11:18 |
| #1 Headline here isnt the ACLU. Its the Ford Foundation, traditionally an aggressively liberal place. Good for them. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2005-08-10 11:11 |