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[.N.Decent]

> Non-profit organization
Everyone can cross this one out since they're charging exorbitant amount for documentations that should've been FOC.

[RainCloud]

Not another dime or support to the ACLU for Amber Heard being an "ambassador" for the ACLU. You cooked your own goose.

[Daniel-slpb]

0:37 : "The ACLU is not affiliated with or funded by any political party"

That's right. "It transcends both, it operates in a meta-political environment where lobbies and different political mafias interact and conspire all day to write the laws that our country has to endure".
That would be more appropriate

[JohnnyCapss]

Nice to see the History channel actually showing some history instead of Ancient Aliens.

[Dayglodaydreams]

We need to be skeptical of anyone who says "those people" are dangerous (because their ideas are different than ours, because they look, dress or act different than us). Ask Thomas Jefferson about it.

[melbourneopera]

it is more of protecting specific interest of some group as a form of privilege than a right.

[multitieredinvestor]

The aclu president gets paid $286, 000 yearly. what are the total salaries?

[rachelpops]

Love how she said they had unbridled fear about communism then in the very next segment has 3 fists up in the background. Doesnt really take the fear out of communism...

[davidfanai]

I'm here because of Amber Heard 😂😂 cause the ACLU is mention many times during her testimony

[cojo]

the ACLU is all about a liberal marxist agenda, if you are a liberal socialist, the ACLU is there for you.

[SuperMfrancis]

your organization has become the opposite of what it originally was founded for.

[kagasaki]

Very informative! I appreciate this information before my test because my textbook was rather dry and I had no cognition was Palmer Raids were in correlation to all of this before you briefly explained it.

[justinamarina]

The only thing I agree with right now is making the Miranda Rights Law.

[BethSanchezSmithC]

They don’t care about Unborns and they don’t care about Johnny Depp. Real hypocrites

[IloveOtherPplsMsry]

The greatest work of fiction since vows of fidelity were entered into French marriage ceremonies.

[Grogmok]

so what you are saying is, in order for this group to survive is off donations from these members and other parties. So to keep alive they need to appeal to those groups, as in deliver a product so to speak, but aren't registered as a business, even though they have employees.

[atuckertucker]

So what happened to the brave men ? Where are they today?

[christophergaribay]

Will they fight for someones rights even if they go against other people's rights???

[dannyg.]

What is it doing for the second amendment?

[mikepeine]

the aclu doesn't represent individuals