The American Civil Liberties Union or ACLU influences government by testing the extremes of law and therefore forcing interpretations of the Constitution. The ACLU is a defining power in the country.
The US Supreme Court first convened in 1790, but the American Civil Liberties Union wasn't founded until 1920, 130 years later. So none of the early justices would have been members. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, a naturalized citizen, was one of the ACLU's founders. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an incumbent on the bench, helped create the organization's Women's Rights Project. Both justices also served as legal counsel for the ACLU. A private organization, the ACLU neither publishes a roster nor releases the names of its members without their consent. Membership has grown from approximately 300,000 in the mid-1990s to almost 500,000 in 2009.
5-4 in favor of ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was founded in 1920.
People feared that important American liberties were threatened
People feared that important American liberties were threatened
People feared that important American liberties were threatened
Please check out snopes on this. It is a complete fabrication. The ACLU did not do this. Additional links debunking this incorrect email spam: http://www.factcheck.org/2009/07/aclu-and-cemetery-crosses/ http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/a/aclu-markers.htm http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/jul/02/chain-email/no-aclu-lawsuit-over-cross-shaped-headstones/ http://rw-infopedia.pbworks.com/Does+the+ACLU+want+to+remove+cross-shaped+headstones+from+federal+cemeteries August 2, 2009: According to the ACLU website they did file a lawsuit about the cross Mt Soledad cross in California, however, that cross is not on a grave, in a cemetery or even on Federal land: http://blog.aclu.org/2009/01/12/a-cross-to-bear/
I am. The ACLU is a large organization dedicated to protecting civil liberties and personal rights in the US.
About a billion people.
There are 13 members.
Well, some people think so, and certainly the ACLU and "religion" have gone head-to-head in the past... but the ACLU isn't really against any one religion. It is more about trying to ensure that there is a separation between church and state (which is the law), and that no-one gets stepped on because Religion is trying to pick on them or discriminate against them. In some ways, this makes it difficult for religious people who sometimes feel picked on by the ACLU, but I don't think that they are actively anti-Christian.Whether they are a good organization or not, I can't really tell you... but definitely not all people who belong to the ACLU are anti-Christian, and definitely they have done some good, mixed in there with some less good things... just like anyone. We do good things and bad things, and hopefully the good wins out. :)Answer:Note to first AnswerThe separation the ACLU insists on, I do not believe was never intended by the founding fathers.