Show ACLU pulling country down I Dawn Freeland EAR has become a pervasive pervasive pervasive per per- F FEAR force in our society We must examine its causes and determine what can be bedone bedone bedone done to overcome or eliminate it In my opinion the American Civil Liberties Union is pulling our country down around us It is hard to accept that they believe their own rhetoric They need only look at history to see that what they advocate will not work They are aided in their destruction by the highest c court urt in our land the Supreme Court of the United States The civil liberties union makes a crack and the supreme court pulls down the wall The Supreme Court is no longer interpreting laws it is making laws It is reaching far afield in making decisions An example is the Roe vs Wade case which was not decided on the issue of abortion but on the right of privacy law The constitution does not explicitly mention privacy However the court in 1891 recognized that a aright aright aright right of personal privacy or a guarantee of certain areas or zones of privacy does exist under the constitution How can abortion the killing of unborn babies be covered by this law We must stop letting criminal rights come first Because Because Because Be Be- cause of the ACLU and the Supreme Court our judicial system is a travesty The people most protected are the criminals who consistently infringe on the rights of others By perpetrating crimes against society criminals should lose their rights and be compelled to earn them back There should also be a limit to the number of appeals allowed which would reduce court costs as aswell aswell aswell well as the number of court cases We have given too many pop to too many any rights Cl CPS cis Children are advanced in school without working People are promoted to higher positions because they have worked longer not bet bet- ter Unqualified people are hired beca because use our government government government govern govern- ment says businesses must hire so many minority people Lets Let's all start working for what we get Lets Let's not expect expect expect ex ex- ex- ex others to take care of us Lets Let's stop suing and start caring We have built a negative society We are negative about our state and about our country We are negative about ourselves and about each other Our entertainment entertainment entertainment entertain entertain- ment is seldom uplifting- uplifting more often depressing at times pornographic Our periodicals periodicals periodicals pe pe- pe- pe and newspapers are filled with hate and violence We are desensitizing ourselves ves and ancl our children I believe that we can make a difference Even the Supreme Court bows to public pressure Lets Let's make our wishes known Solomon said II As As a man in his heart so is he Counselors Counselors Counselors Coun Coun- tell us we are what we think Lets Let's stop dwelling on our shortcomings and applaud applaud applaud ap ap- ap- ap plaud our goodness Lets Let's look for the good in others and tell them about it Lets Let's praise our state and glorify our country Lets Let's make advertisers advertisers advertisers ad ad- aware of our appreciation appreciation appreciation ap ap- ap- ap when they back wholesome programs Everyday thousands of people overcome incredible odds great feats of bravery are performed and good deeds are done Lets Let's tell our newspapers and magazines we want to hear about them Lets Let's give our children heroes someone after whom to model their lives Lets Let's take a positive approach to life Lets Let's get rid of fear and as the song says Let it begin with me J |