Monday, April 28, 2008
THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION IN SOUTH CAROLINA
We have long believed that the South Carolina Affiliate of the A.C.L.U. could do more to protect the rights of parents. Therefore, we cannot say that this development caught us completely by surprise. However it remains to be seen whether the takeover of the South Carolina Affiliate will be beneficial to South Carolinians or whether it will be detrimental. We think that in the short term, it will probably be beneficial because cases like the one discussed in this post are likely to be expedited. However, we think this development will hurt South Carolina in the long run because so many of our lawmakers seem intent on passing legislation that will further their own agendas without regard to either the constitutionality of the legislation or the costs of defending the legislation against valid legal challenges. In other words, our prediction is that more and more of our tax dollars will be going into the coffers of the national A.C.L.U.
The New York Times recently reported A.C.L.U. and State Branch Spar. Now the newspaper has reported A.C.L.U. Votes to Take Over State Branch.
We have long believed that the South Carolina Affiliate of the A.C.L.U. could do more to protect the rights of parents. Therefore, we cannot say that this development caught us completely by surprise. However it remains to be seen whether the takeover of the South Carolina Affiliate will be beneficial to South Carolinians or whether it will be detrimental. We think that in the short term, it will probably be beneficial because cases like the one discussed in this post are likely to be expedited. However, we think this development will hurt South Carolina in the long run because so many of our lawmakers seem intent on passing legislation that will further their own agendas without regard to either the constitutionality of the legislation or the costs of defending the legislation against valid legal challenges. In other words, our prediction is that more and more of our tax dollars will be going into the coffers of the national A.C.L.U.
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