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So that's how the radical gay activists are going to win hearts and minds - by outing those who opposed gay marriage, resulting in threats, intimidation, guilt and bullying tactics.
considering how the religious side promoted prejudice,deceptive ads and outright lies, I suppose that you have to fight fire with fire. If this is one avenue to make the path to freedom a certainty, then I am all for it.
considering how the religious side promoted prejudice,deceptive ads and outright lies, I suppose that you have to fight fire with fire. If this is one avenue to make the path to freedom a certainty, then I am all for it.
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No, I don't. Tell us.
When the ACLU obtains a monetary settlement against a public agency, where do you think the agency gets the funding to pay the awards? Where do the public agencies get the money to defend themselves in these suits? The taxpayers, that's who! Frankly, this "organization" makes me sick!
When the ACLU obtains a monetary settlement against a public agency, where do you think the agency gets the funding to pay the awards? Where do the public agencies get the money to defend themselves in these suits? The taxpayers, that's who! Frankly, this "organization" makes me sick!
The enviros do the same. Environmentalists, like the ACLU, use lawsuits like big businesses use sales. It's simply American capitalism at its best.
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No, how much?
I will need to research specifics and get back to ya but each time they win a case, the losing party has to pay legal expenses and whatever monetary compensation that's awarded to the plaintiffs. Not only does the ACLU limit freedom of speech, they exhort money from organizations via the legal system to win their cases.
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The enviros do the same. Environmentalists, like the ACLU, use lawsuits like big businesses use sales. It's simply American capitalism at its best.
I think it is exhortion and coersion, pure and simple. Maybe folks who support these type of organizations should not be crying about our deficits and governmental service cuts because these frivilous lawsuits are costly.
When the ACLU obtains a monetary settlement against a public agency, where do you think the agency gets the funding to pay the awards? Where do the public agencies get the money to defend themselves in these suits? The taxpayers, that's who! Frankly, this "organization" makes me sick!
Well, as a thought experiment - and I realize this is a wild, blue-sky, unrealistic idea - those public agencies you're so worried about could modify their behavior and stay within the borders of the law.
Then they'd start winning in court. What a concept, eh?
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