tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post2930371579490990580..comments2023-10-04T05:42:58.799-05:00Comments on Half Empty: $110 Million in State Money Squandered at the BorderHalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-28829139908816198782009-03-19T13:30:00.000-05:002009-03-19T13:30:00.000-05:00Agreed Anon. The ACLU often takes up cases that no...Agreed Anon. The ACLU often takes up cases that not only run up against their own progressive political views, but <A HREF="http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/onion_acludefends.html" REL="nofollow"> against their own right to exist</A>.<BR/><BR/>And txwordpounder, if you missed the entire point, and you did, here it is once more: these Texas law enforcement groups are taking money that was set aside to combat drug trafficking and Mexican drug cartels who are operating at our border and using the money to enforce laws that were not intended for them to enforce.<BR/><BR/>It's like you taking money from someone who wants you to build them a school, and you use it to build them a sewage disposal plant. One is not more useful than the other, but we should be given the option of receiving what we ask for.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-27768376508954326632009-03-19T06:18:00.000-05:002009-03-19T06:18:00.000-05:00Often the ACLU takes some pretty sad cases at time...Often the ACLU takes some pretty sad cases at times to garner press, but ultimately they fight for the constitution and our individual liberties regardless of party affiliation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-15748398249628122572009-03-19T00:27:00.000-05:002009-03-19T00:27:00.000-05:00So the ACLU supports spending money to fund the Wa...So the ACLU supports spending money to fund the War on Drugs but not to apprehend undocumented workers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com