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Vote Constitution!Civil libertarians run the gamut of political affiliations. We're Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Greens, and every other party under the sun. But there is one thing that unites all of us: the Constitution. And the Constitution is not partisan. It protects all Americans, regardless of their politics. 
For the past eight years, Americans have watched the Bush administration take a virtual shredder to the Constitution; they've flouted the rule of the land, and we have to show that we won't stand for it. It's time give back, time for us to stand up and fight for the Constitution. The fundamental rights of Americans need to be a front-and-center issue in this election. Not flag pins, not lipstick and not pit bulls. Today we're launching a new campaign, "I'm a Constitution Voter." We’re pledging to make the Constitution our focus and our guide for this election and in the future. We hope you'll join us, take the pledge and spread the word. Together, we can make a statement that no politician can spin away. And on September 17, Constitution Day, we're asking all civil libertarians to flood local and national media with letters to the editor, call-ins to radio shows and comments on the blogs urging them to cover civil liberties issues when talking about the election. Demand to know more about how the candidates stand on wiretapping, torture, watch lists, political protest, Real ID, reproductive rights, the death penalty and LGBT rights. Let the media know that you care about these issues, and won't tolerate the fluff and mindless sniping that has dominated campaign coverage thus far. All the candidates for elective office, not just the presidential ones, need to know how deeply we care about our civil liberties. By pledging to be a Constitution Voter, you can be sure that these leaders will know that the Constitution is the first thing on our minds.
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Sep 12th, 2008 at 1:14pm
Since oaths of office commonly contain some version of a promise to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States,” one would think that politicians would be eager to voice their support.
After all, what’s more American than the Constitution?
Sep 12th, 2008 at 2:43pm
Oddly enough, I don't see Gun Rights on this list. In my opinion, it's just as important as the others...
Sep 12th, 2008 at 6:17pm
"But there is one thing that unites all of us: the Constitution."
'Scuse me, Heller? Strossen's "not co-extensive" remark? Evidence that the ACLU views the Constitution as anything more than a handy rhetorical lever to get people to go along with it's non-constitutional policy preferences is pretty thin on the ground.
Sep 13th, 2008 at 12:54am
I find it funny that the ACLU is talking about protecting the Constitution of the United States. The ACLU spends more time taking away rights of people and trying to reinvent the Constitution then it does defending it. People, please open your eyes, the ACLU is not here to support people or their rights but rather to work to take away your rights. They simply try to bully people through the court system by draining valuable resources from those they single out to attack.
Sep 13th, 2008 at 4:51pm
I support the Constitution, Civil Liberties, and the ACLU. If you don't feel that way....fine that's your opinion and you're welcome to stay in this country.
....but sadly many people still do not understand this concept.
VOTE 08 and keep the USA Free!!!
Sep 15th, 2008 at 2:44am
Civil libertarians run the gamut of political affiliations....But there is one thing that unites all of us: the Constitution.
This is true. However, if one wants to defend the Constitution in its entirety, one must be a civil and economic libertarian. If you are a socialist or an economic statist, you are no friend of the Consitution. There are plenty of civil libertarians who don't mind government interferance in peoples economic lives.
You have to believe in limited government in all areas of people's lives to be faithful to the Consitution.
Sep 15th, 2008 at 6:28am
I just find that you can't support all three at once, without some pretty heavy duty rationalization. Not since the ACLU is actually *opposed* to some civil liberties. Something which was fairly evident all along, but which their response to the Heller case made unambiguous.
Sorry, ACLU, but contra Strossen, you don't get to define what civil liberties are.
Mar 9th, 2009 at 7:20pm
I've considered myself a constitutionalist for years. Seems you've omitted the 2nd amendment. I'm for what I read above ,but believe that the 2nd amendment helps to protect all the other freedoms like speech, assembly, religion, and press. Our states seem to understand this but the national government seems to miss this.