This is just a random thought and I’d like to say something
about the ACLU or the American Civil Liberties Union.
I know this has nothing to do with outdoor furniture,
but I had to say that as Google says that our blog post must have relevant
content and by mentioning the words outdoor furniture we now do. Now back
to the topic at hand.
I heard on the news
this morning (5/9/2012) that the ACLU has taken it upon themselves to sue a
high school, (which I thought was incredible) and I apologize that I did not
pay attention to who the high school was or where the high school was located,
but the fact that it was being reported on the national morning news, either
The Today Show or Good Morning America, for displaying the Ten
Commandments. Apparently the ACLU is an anti-religious
organization, as I gather it. Now, I am an American and I am not against
religion and I am pretty sure I am in a country that was founded and allows freedom
of religion and I do not understand why the ACLU wants to restrict the freedom
of religion, not to mention the freedom of speech which in turn would allow the
voice of religion, along with anything else anyone would want to voice, say or
display.
So this evening, I am out in my
back yard down at the lake, it is totally dark, there is no moon, the stars are shining brightly, I can make out
some house lights across the lake,.… it’s quiet, a beautiful night, I’m
reflecting on the day’s events and my
life in general and then I hear the roaring sound of a jet plane as it passes
overhead, really loud, spoils the mood that I had drifted into…….and then I think,
how come the ACLU is not suing the airlines, the airports, the airplane manufacturers,
the pilots (both commercial and general aviation), for ruining my civil liberty of a quiet night
down at my dock, (or in my backyard or wherever). My pursuit of a quiet evening
is my civil right and I would want an organization that was formed to protect
my civil rights to jump in there for me,…. maybe an organization like the ACLU.
So why are they picking on and suing in real dollars, a high school that is
displaying a plaque with the Ten Commandments on it, in a school that has what
maybe just 400 students or so, and not suing the airlines for ruining possibly
millions of people’s quiet enjoyment of peace on earth with the sounds of jet
engines, not to mention my formerly quiet night at my dock!!
Now, as a former airline pilot who
used to make all that noise, I hope you understand I’m being a little sarcastic.
So, let me be frank, I think that the
ACLU is a very small organization in terms of numbers of individuals, (now
really, somebody tell me how many members are there in the ACLU), and who I
believe are basically radicals, of some degree, and who I am sure believe they
are doing good for the general populist, but who are in fact, so far out in
left field that to put it in baseball term, they’re way out of bounds. ……… out near
the Outdoor
Furniture .
The ACLU is not America's friend and is possibly a hugh threat to the American way of life.
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