# ACLU Hits a NEW LOW!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-hits-a-new-low/80404>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 8, 2001, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-hits-a-new-low/80404 "2001-09-08T15:38:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![december](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-hits-a-new-low/80404/141 "2001-09-15T02:26:14Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ruadh \*  
> \*\*december, may I refer you to another of your statements:
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> > Regardless of the perfection or imperfection of my examples, if the ACLU weren’t partisan, then there would be lots and lots of cases the other way, where the ACLU opposed the groups I claim they support. Since none of us can think **any** such cases [sic], I consider my point to be proved.
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> Emphasis added.
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> Case closed. \*\*

I know this is subtle, but there’s a difference between these two statements:

1. There are no cases the other way.
2. None of us can think of any cases the other way.

When I posted the above, none of us posters had provided an example of a case the other way. What I wrote was a simple fact. Subsequently a small number of examples were presented, but not so many as to invalidate my thesis IMHO.

P.S. **Kimstu** , have not heard from you since before Tuesday. Could you please post here and let us know that you’re OK?

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**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-hits-a-new-low/80404/142 "2001-09-15T02:43:09Z")

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> P.S. **Kimstu** , have not heard from you since before Tuesday. Could you please post here and let us know that you’re OK?

I don’t know if **Kimstu** ’s looking at the boards too much right now, but I communicated with her via email today, and can tell you she’s OK, but has been busy lobbying for sanity. 🙂

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