| The First
Amendment to the Constitution protects
freedom of speech. But activist judges are taking away our
most basic American liberties by determining what words we
may use to express ourselves. (more)
The so-called "Fairness
Doctrine" jeopardizes
what most Americans take for granted - the right for radio
broadcasters to discuss the news and current issue topics
of their choice.
The Second
Amendment, the right
of the people to keep and bear Arms, faces ongoing challenges
on state and federal levels. It is finally time for the Supreme
Court to recognize this right of self defense. (more)
The
Boy Scouts of America, a tradition of
ethical activity for American youth, has recently been served
with ACLU lawsuits, financial cuts, public partnership cancellations,
and facility evictions. (more)
Executive
Authority lets the president receive the
most able advice from key policy-making aides and advisers.
The potential for disclosure threatens the willingness of
advisers to offer candid advice.
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Federalism
— Our Constitution wisely limited the reach of government
into our daily lives, but over time the Federal government
has encroached upon the States’ sovereignty through excessive
mandates and controls. (more)
Recent FISA
(the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) amendments modernized
the act by expressly granting the President broad authority
to use today's technology to engage in international surveillance.
Rolling back that authority would be a dangerous mistake.
Our country's founders held Freedom
of Religion above all else, but decades
of ACLU litigation have distorted it into "freedom FROM
religion," twisting the Constitution into an enemy of
all religions rather than a protector of all, to the discrimination
of none. (more)
Illegal
Immigration — The ACRU opposes all
efforts to weaken or strike down the laws intended to assure
that only Americans vote in American elections, and that Americans
and legal aliens are the residents and the workforce in America.
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