Knaves: The American Civil Liberties Union, for attempting to silence
its members.
Rarely a day goes by without the ACLU defending one's right to act
like an idiot - er, one's right to free speech. So it was mildly
surprising to learn that, as the New York Times reported, the ACLU "is
weighing new standards that would discourage its board members from
publicly criticizing the organization's policies and internal
administration."
Going over those the ACLU sees as particularly deserving of its
protection on its Web site, one finds "Native Americans and other
people of color; lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people;
women; mental-health patients; prisoners; people with disabilities; and
the poor." That leaves out heterosexual white men and, apparently, ACLU
board members.
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