This is insane:

A U.S. District Court judge has rejected a challenge to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — filled when the Department of Justice barred the city of Kinston, N.C. from holding nonpartisan elections — reasoning that lack of  access to party affiliation would discriminate against minority voters who otherwise wouldn’t know how to find Democratic candidates on a ballot.

…The ACLU, which had intervened on the side of the defendants “on behalf of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and six minority residents,” cheered the decision, saying it affirms the importance of protecting minority voting rights.

“The right to vote has been under attack across the country, with many states passing laws that will keep minorities, seniors and low-income residents away from the polls,” said Laughlin McDonald, director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project in a statement. “[The] decision recognizes the importance of the Voting Rights Act for protecting everyone’s right to vote.”

So what the judge is basically saying is that doing away with party affiliation is just another way of keeping a brotha down. What a joke. Heaven forbid people actually listen to what each candidate is saying instead of just voting on party affiliation alone. This Voting Rights Act is garbage. It’s a relic of a bygone era.

(H/T The Daily Caller)

The ACLU is asking the DOJ to prosecute former President Bush over his admission that he authorized waterboarding.

I’m not surprised they’re asking and I have no doubt Holder would love to prosecute Bush. That said, it ain’t gonna happen.

President Bush is a great American who did whatever it took to keep this country safe.

Worried that his kooky far-left reputation might be in danger as a result of his surprisingly sane decisions on national security recently, president Obama spent an hour and fifteen minutes bloviating with all the relevant America-hating groups before his speech today.

Here was the all-star lineup:

In an interview with the Huffington Post, Massimino detailed what she described as a "lively and detailed and serious" discussion on some of the days most vexing national security issues. Over the course of roughly an hour and fifteen minutes, Obama, along with Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Attorney General Eric Holder, advisers Valerie Jarrett and David Axelrod, foreign policy hand Dennis McDonough, and counter-terrorism chief John Brennan, held court with a group of academics, as well as officials with the ACLU, Human Rights Watch, and the Center for Constitutional Rights.

I cannot imagine a more loathsome group being assembled anywhere, much less at The White House.

The ACLU doesn’t give a damn about our national security and it’s horrifying that the president takes his marching orders from those thugs.

What a disgrace.

-Chris Jones

This from Reuters:

In a reversal, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would fight the release of dozens of photographs showing the abuse of terrorism suspects, over concern the images could ignite a backlash against U.S. troops.

This represents a rare moment of clarity for a president who up until this point has been hell bent on putting our national security at risk to appease his radical left-wing base.

This will certainly be a blow to the ACLU and other left-wing groups who were salivating at the chance to damage America a little bit more.

Thank God, rational thought prevailed in this situation. It would have been f*cking nuts to get the Arab world stirred up again when we’re already facing so many challenges overseas.

Those pictures do nothing to advance the story or widen the debate. The abuse in the photos has already been dealt with and those involved have already been punished.

This was nothing more than another attempt by the ACLU to damage America and hurt our ability to wage war on the enemy.

-Chris Jones

The second-circuit court of appeals has ruled the requirement for warrants and Miranda warnings do not apply to American citizens living abroad.

The authorities may lawfully conduct searches and electronic surveillance against United States citizens in foreign countries without a warrant, a federal appeals court panel said on Monday, bolstering the government’s power to investigate terrorism by ruling that a key constitutional protection afforded to Americans does not apply overseas.

The unanimous decision by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in Manhattan, came in the case of three Al Qaeda terrorists convicted a few months before 9/11 in a conspiracy that involved the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in East Africa.

Thank God the ruling came down in favor of national security. The idea that Americans living abroad are entitled to the same rights as Americans living at home is absurd. This is was just another attempt by the ACLU to gum up the works and prevent our intelligence agencies from protecting this country.

(hat tip Hot Air)

John Stephenson over at Pajamas Media wrote a good piece that looking at the most dangerous organization in America, better known as the ACLU.

A small sampling of the ACLU greatest hits:

Want to put New York City commuters and tourists at risk by suing to halt perfectly constitutional, common sense policies? The ACLU does.

Want to cripple America’s intelligence gathering capability? Want overseas terror suspects to be able to communicate freely with contacts in the United States? You’ve got a friend in the ACLU…even if you have never been subject to surveillance!

The ACLU has launched an initiative called the “John Adams Project.” The unmitigated gall in defaming one of history’s greatest Americans seems suspiciously flavored by the recent success of the HBO Adams miniseries. Yes, the PR machine hums along, no matter how laughable a stretch it is for the ACLU to link itself with great men. What is it? In a nutshell, the ACLU has assembled a “Dream Team” of attorneys with an $8.5 million budget to defend terrorists currently held at Guantanamo. Who’s the primary object of the ACLU’s affection? Khalid Sheik Mohammed.

The ACLU, true to form, impugns the professionalism and competence of men and women of infinitely more honor than their accusers by referring to tribunals as a “kangaroo courts.” But could the ACLU really be so scandalized that this mass murderer will stand before a military tribunal? Could the ACLU truly be standing up for his “fundamental rights?”

What is the true purpose of a multi-million-dollar campaign to get KSM off the hook?

The ACLU explains: “The ACLU chose to focus on Mohammed’s defense, Romero said, because he appears to be “the government’s top priority in the prosecution. And whether or not they are able to convict Khalid Sheik Mohammed under these rules may well determine the fate of the almost 300 other men who are detained at Guantanamo.”

So that’s it. The ACLU wants to set KSM and 300 other terrorists free or at least make it impossible for the tribunals to serve their function. Because KSM is the worst of the worst, because he is the terrorist in custody most responsible for 9/11, the ACLU is his champion.

This PR stunt can only serve to undermine American credibility by creating the illusion – sure to be propagated by the mass media – that mass killers are somehow being denied “justice.” Think our enemies don’t appreciate the ACLU’s efforts on their behalf – on both legal and the PR fronts? Clearly, this will leave America more vulnerable to attack.

If you want to read the rest of the article click HERE.

From the AP:

The military is using the FBI to skirt legal restrictions on domestic surveillance to obtain private records of Americans’ Internet service providers, financial institutions and telephone companies, the ACLU said Tuesday.

The American Civil Liberties Union based its conclusion on a review of more than 1,000 documents turned over by the Defense Department after it sued the agency last year for documents related to national security letters, or NSLs, investigative tools used to compel businesses to turn over customer information without a judge’s order or grand jury subpoena.

“Newly unredacted documents released today reveal that the Department of Defense is using the FBI to circumvent legal limits on its own NSL power,” said the ACLU, whose lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court.

ACLU lawyer Melissa Goodman said the documents the civil rights group studied “make us incredibly concerned.” She said it would be understandable if the military relied on help from the FBI on joint investigations, but not when the FBI was not involved in a probe.

What a surprise, the ACLU thinks another tool in our fight against terrorism is unconstitutional. There has yet to be a single power granted to the government after 9/11 that the ACLU hasn’t deemed “unconstitutional”.

It’s a given that absolutely anything we do to make it harder for terrorists to attack us the ACLU is going to disagree with.

The ACLU is one of the most destructive and dangerous left-wing organizations on the planet. They use the courts to push an extremist agenda that undermines our national security and erodes the traditional fabric upon which this country was built.

-Chris Jones

The hideous organization known as the ACLU is launching its “Close Guantanamo” campaign on Jan. 11 to coincide with the six-year anniversary of the arrival of prisoners at the facility.

As with all left-wing campaigns, people are encouraged to wear something, in this case orange to symbolize solidarity with the terrorist killers.

The ACLU is hosting more than 20 events across the country this week from Washington, DC to Boise, Idaho.

“We believe people will turn out in force to express their opposition to the symbol and reality of Guantánamo,” said Jameel Jaffer, Director of the ACLU’s National Security Project.

“For six years, the Bush administration has flouted the Constitution and run roughshod over the international human rights system that the U.S. itself helped build. On January 11, we will send a clear message to the world that the administration must abandon its torture policies and shut down Guantánamo once and for all.”

Those who actually love their country and aren’t liberal weenies understand the need for Gitmo, and would like to see it remain open indefinitely.

One patriotic blogger has an answer to the ACLU thugs, and he’s encouraging people to wear green or camouflage as a counter protest.

-Chris Jones

via Michelle Malkin

Sticking it to the ACLU is always a good thing!

For the first time the leading candidates for the presidency will hold a televised debate devoted solely to LGBT issues.

The one-hour event will be held on August 9 and broadcast on gay network LOGO at 9:00 pm ET (6:00 pm ET) and through live streaming video at LOGOonline.com.

Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards have confirmed they will participate. Several other Democratic candidates also may join the debate.

The debate will be conducted with a live audience in Los Angeles.  On the panel questioning the two Democrats will be Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese and singer Melissa Etheridge.

The debate was put together by LOGO and HRC.

“In the 2008 presidential election, issues of concern to the LGBT community have already been at the forefront of the national conversation,” said Solmonese.

“From the repeal of “Don’t ask, Don’t Tell” to the recent signing of a civil unions bill in New Hampshire, there is no doubt that voters will demand answers to important questions affecting our community.”

The panelists in a statement said they plan to cover a range of issues including relationship recognition, marriage equality, workplace fairness, the military, hate crimes, HIV/AIDS and other important issues.

The LGBT vote is considered a decisive electoral force and according to exit poll data make up approximately 4 percent of the voting population.  

Los Angeles was chosen as the site for the event because of the state’s early primary election, on February 5th, 2008.  

“We’re honored to give the presidential candidates an historic opportunity to share their views directly with the LGBT audience,” Brian Graden, President, Entertainment, MTV Networks Music Group, and President, LOGO said in a statement.  

“This forum continues MTV Networks’ tradition of engaging vital niche audiences with voting and the electoral process.”

In addition to questioning by Solmonese and Etheridge people will be able to pose their own questions through LOGOonline.com and HRC.org.

LOGO is the owner of 365Gay.com.

[365 Gay]