August 31, 2005
Instapundit v. StoptheACLU
It seems that Glenn has really stepped in it this time. Apparently, if you say that “demonization of the ACLU” is “a little silly”, you’re a leftist moonbat who hates all that is good and holy in the world. Specifically, the conservatives are calling for a major de-linking of Instapundit.
As one of the commenters puts it:
Glenn is anything but a Conservative. He is definitely Liberal-leaning while claiming to be a “moderate.†He wistfully offers endless advice to Democrats when they repeatedly shoot themselves in the foot and never offers similar advice to Republicans, instead offering endless criticisms of their political platform, personal beliefs and attempts to redirect this country back towards its core values embodied in that silly Constitution thing.
It’s no wonder Glenn *loves* the ACLU, he is a fellow Lawyer and as with Clinton they all stick together no matter what.
That’s funny, I’ve always heard he’s considered a libertarian. And I hate to be the one to point out that the core values embodied in the Constitution are personal freedom and individual liberty, not forcing everyone to lay prostrate before your supreme being (or the government), but perhaps it needs to be said. Not that it necessarily takes a lawyer to understand that, so perhaps that commenter should take the time and actually READ IT?
Yes, the ACLU has done some very damaging things. And they’ve done some very good things as well. The difference is that to a libertarian, they’re half good. To a “conservative”, they’re all bad.
So what does StoptheACLU suggest?
Of course I have to delink him. I’m anti-ACLU, and I must stand by principle.
If you agree, and delink Glenn let us know and we will add you to the list. If you have never linked to Glenn for whatever reason, we will add you to the list as well. If you have a post about this, send us a trackback and it will appear as a link below. If it gets big enough I’ll start a blogroll.
It’s always nice when you start off by ruining your statistical analysis by including people who don’t link Glenn for “whatever reason”. I’m sure you could find a bunch of left-wing blogs that don’t link him as well! So how many names are on the list? About 20. Considering Glenn currently shows about 3500 links, that loss (not really a loss, as some of them didn’t link him before) must really sting!
(Update: Glenn provided this link which is the brief he worked on for the ACLU. Essentially, he said that people who put on concerts (raves, specifically) shouldn’t be charged under Federal Crack House Statutes. Sounds pretty reasonable.)
Eric's Grumbles Before The Grave linked with Look Out Glenn!
Real Teen linked with Cross-Post: Glenn Reynolds and The ACLU
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Wasn’t Stop the ACLU in the LLP at some point? If so, why not any longer? Regardless, the ‘delink’ campaign strikes me as “silly” and pretty lame “indeed”…but…to each his own.
No, he asked to join the LLP and I said no.
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Look Out Glenn!
InstaPundit has been targeted by the Christian Right and ideological neo-conservatives. I know you (Glenn Reynolds) already know, but I thought I’d point it out again for those other folks who may not have read this post on your page….
I think this is silly, but the ACLU used to be at least half good. Now it is about 15% correct, and even then I can’t stand its clients.
It is a hypocritical organization that views the Establishment clause one way for “christian” issues and a different way for other religious folk. Its favorite causes seem to be for terrorists, the silly deminimus Establishment Clause cases (LA City Crest anyone) and child molesters.
There are better organizations for freedom oriented litigation today, ones that truly promote “indivudal rights” rather than “Govt. subsidized rights,” like the Institute for Justice to name but one.