"The Ranger" > wrote in message
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> Vox Humana > wrote in message
> ...
> [snip]
> > I think the ACLU should have stepped in to defend some
> > lower profile case much earlier if they had a problem with
> > this law. I believe it has been on the books for a decade.
>
> Which case do you think has a higher probability of success: The
> Celebrity with money to burn and enough media channels to sway the vast
> republic or Joe Schlubb that is being taken to task for the exact same
> set of circumstances?
>
> Since there have already been many Joe Schlubb cases, that should give
> you enough empirical data to make an accurate forecast.
>

I think celebrities should spend their own money to do what the ACLU could
do for them. It is like corporate welfare when the ACLU uses contributions
form "the little people" to defend people like Rush who is worth hundreds of
millions of dollars. If Rush made a huge contribution to the ACLU to
compensate them for their services, then I wouldn't have a problem with this
situation. I don't see that as a likely outcome. I see the ACLU as an
organization that levels the playing field to give access for people without
the means to litigate civil rights cases themselves.