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The American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) is dedicated to defending the constitutional rights of all Americans. ACRU stands against harmful, anti-constitutional ideologies that have taken hold in our nation’s courts, culture, and bureaucracies. We defend and promote free speech, religious liberty, the Second Amendment, and national sovereignty.

Just a Little Restraint

By |2023-05-20T09:39:08-04:00May 29th, 2007|

Readers of our blog will note that Peter Ferrara and I will be discussing the Memorial Day anti-war protests by John Edwards and his backers. I for one think that, strictly as a legal matter, the anti-war group has the right peacefully to protest any time it wants. But that a person has a right to do X hardly means that he is required to do X, much less that he is required to do it in a way seemingly designed to offend and antagonize as many people as possible, including and especially the surviving family members of those who died fighting in Iraq and […]

Respect for Our Fallen Braves, M.I.A.

By |2023-05-20T09:39:09-04:00May 29th, 2007|

While the American Civil Rights Union chose to honor our fallen heroes on Memorial Day, certain others in the state of Washington thought it better to desecrate the gravesites of America’s war veterans. (HT: Flynn Files) Their chosen mode of “protest” was both predictable (burning flags) and telling (replaced with scribbled swastikas). Telling of themselves, that is. Especially considering that our servicemen died trying to free the world of the Nazi vermin, and to protect the rights of the scum of the earth to then turn and desecrate the ground where these brave men lay, apparently.

Some will defend the actions of […]

Arlington: A Salute to the Fallen Brave

By |2023-05-20T09:39:09-04:00May 28th, 2007|

Just down the road from my office is Arlington National Cemetery. More than four million people visit the cemetery annually, many coming to pay final respects at graveside services, of which nearly 100 are conducted each week. Brave soldiers from every war in which America has fought – from the Revolutionary War to the current War on Terror, are buried here, in recognition of their profound bravery and sacrifice to protect the lives of their loved ones and freedom for their fellow Americans. More than 250,000 grave sites adorn the rolling hills of Arlington, joining hundreds of thousands more across America, in Europe, and across the […]

Paul Mirengoff Speaks Up on Immigration

By |2023-05-20T09:39:09-04:00May 26th, 2007|

Our ACRU bloggers have attempted to bring to this site the views of exceptionally bright and intellectually honest conservative thinkers concerning the immigration debate going on in Congress and around the country. Eric Langborgh has posted a videotaped discussion by former Attorney General (and ACRU Board Member) Ed Meese, and I have posted the views of Thomas Sowell and Charles Krauthammer. In this enty, I post the views of Paul Mirengoff, a brilliant and wonderfully clear-thinking legal and cultural analyst. Few people can hang with Paul in a debate — I know, because he routinely routed me in the hallway debates we had in […]

And the Winner is: Nobody

By |2023-05-20T09:39:09-04:00May 26th, 2007|

There have been five national polls over the last few weeks asking respondents whether they approve or disapprove of the President’s and Congress’s performance. The polls have been taken by CBS/New York Times; Hotline; Fox; Gallup; and Rasmussen. What with his support for the very controversial immigration bill, gas prices climbing every week, the Attorney General on the hot seat, and continuing atrocities in Iraq, you would think the President’s approval rating would be in the tank. And you would be right. The average of the President’s approval in the five polls is 33%. His disapproval averages 61%.

But that’s not […]

Charles Krauthammer Speaks Up on Immigration

By |2023-05-20T09:39:10-04:00May 26th, 2007|

In keeping with the ACRU’s commitment to a free and robust exchange of ideas (no speech codes in these parts), I re-produce below, from RealClearPolitics, Charles Krauthammer’s views on the current debate in Congress on illegal immigration. Dr. Krauthammer believes that the bill under consideration does indeed create amnesty, but does not per se oppose it on that account. On the other hand, Dr. Krauthammer’s take on amnesty comes with a twist:

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A Dictionary for the Politically Incorrect (cont'd)

By |2023-05-20T09:39:10-04:00May 26th, 2007|

And now for your enjoyment at the outset of this long weekend, a few more entries in the Dictionary for the Politically Incorrect:

“Welcoming and Inclusive Attitude” = what the Establishment Clause provides if you’re an Islamofascist or a Druid.

“A Strict Wall of Separation” = what the Establishment Clause provides if you’re a Christian or a Jew.

“Tax Fairness” = the government’s taking money away from people who earn it to give it to people who don’t.

“Compassion” = the proper attitude to adopt towards those crossing the border illegally, even if it’s for the tenth time.

“Accountability” = the proper […]

Ed Meese on the Immigration Debate: Rhetoric vs Reality

By |2023-05-20T09:39:10-04:00May 25th, 2007|

Here is the Hon. Ed Meese, ACRU Policy Board Member and former Attorney General under President Ronald Reagan, commenting on the Bush-Kennedy immigration bill currently being debated in congress in a “Heritage In Focus” video, produced by the Heritage Foundation:

Be sure also to read what Mr. Meese recommends instead regarding immigration, and the principles he lays out in his paper, “Where We Stand: Essential Requirements for Immigration Reform.”

Grandmother Hires ACLU to Push School to Place Her Granddaughter on Honor Roll

By |2023-05-20T09:39:11-04:00May 25th, 2007|

Sometimes it is just too easy to show that the ACLU is sand in the gears of all parts of American society.

According to a story in the Grand Forks Herald, a grandmother in Grand Folks, North Dakota, has enlisted the ACLU to file suit to get her granddaughter on the honor roll at her school. The granddaughter takes “modified classes” because she is a “special education student.” The school weighs those classes less than regular courses, because they are less demanding.

So, the ACLU wants a court to rule that dumber is really smarter. At least this is one of the […]

Texas Senate's Approval of Religious Expression Reveals False Dichotomy

By |2023-05-20T09:39:11-04:00May 25th, 2007|

Sometimes it takes good news to reveal how bad things really are.

A headline yesterday in the Dallas Morning News stated plainly, “Senate Approves Religious Expression Measure,” referring to the Texas Senate. Yet, it is peculiar: hadn’t the First Amendment of the United States – and virtually every state constitution, as well – secured our right to the free exercise of our religions, as well as the expression of our beliefs (which “free exercise” necessarily entails”)?

The first two paragraphs reveal the deeper story here:

Texas students’ religious viewpoints in class assignments would be treated the same as secular expression under legislation approved by […]

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