I love the American Civil Liberties Union. I think the state and national ACLU do some great work, even though I often disagree with their policy positions. When in 1988 George H. W. Bush derided Michael Dukakis for being a “card-carrying member of the ACLU,” Dukakis should have retorted, “You’re damn right I am and proud of it. Are you against people’s liberties?” I especially appreciate the work of Mark Silverstein, who has long worked with the state ACLU and whom I interviewed last year about people’s rights when interacting with police.   Read the entire article……………………………….