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p> ACLU MATED br> Re: Doug Bandow's Dear Nadine … : /p>

The ACLU invites me to become a supporter at least twice a year. I have told them that I will not join as long as their politics advocate more power to the state rather than to the individual. They continue to write me. I received the latest request last week.

This summer I attended the State Libertarian Convention for Texas. A representative of the Texas ACLU spoke. I told her that I could not support them because of their advocacy of government power, while the Libertarians advocate individual rights. She told me I should not judge the ACLU on one issue.

p>One issue? br> -- Raymundo Aleman /p>

If the ACLU is so concerned about rights, how about our right to walk our streets free from fear of crime? How about letting our children play outside without our having to worry about pedophiles and creeps preying on them?

p>Also, while the rights of the minority are supposed to be protected in a democracy, isn't it still the basic precept of democracy that the majority rules? br> --

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