Remember all we have to do is tie his every policy change up in courts for two years just like the republicans did with Biden. Then work like hell to flip the Senate. Once we do that all of his minions plans for a white straight cis Christian paradise will mostly end. Hugs
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The ACLU already have an anti-Trump ‘battle plan’ drawn up to fight his policies (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) already has plans in place to “take action” against president-elect Donald Trump’s policies.
The not-for-profit organization took to social media as soon as news outlets called the US presidential election in favor of Trump, saying it was fed up with “waiting anxiously”, and was ready to “ensure that erosion of civil rights or civil liberties will be hotly contested”.
A spokesperson on X/Twitter said: “We are ready to take action the minute Trump takes the oath of office [on 20 January].
“We’re clear-eyed about the chaos and destruction a second Trump administration will cause to our nation. That’s why we’re done with hand-wringing, admiring the problem, or waiting anxiously to see which unlawful action Trump will take on day one.”
The ACLU claimed it was the “first organization to challenge [Trump’s] Muslim ban” when the Republican was elected eight years ago, adding that its legal battles “stopped the inhumane practice of separating immigrant families” and won the fight to prevent “a citizenship question on the 2020 census”.
It filed “434 legal actions against the first Trump administration” including to support the LGBTQ+ community, which were won in front of “Trump-appointed judges”, the spokesperson went on to claim.
“At the ACLU, we play the long game. We’ve been here for 105 years, through 19 presidents.”
In recent years, the ACLU has been in the forefront of the battle against discriminatory legislation in the US, keeping track of every anti-LGBTQ+ law that has been introduced across the country.
“The ACLU will not stop speaking out against these cruel attacks nationwide, LGBTQ people have a right to live in safety, to thrive and to be treated with dignity,” the spokesperson continued.
Experts have warned that a second Trump term, with JD Vance as his vice-president, could be catastrophic for queer rights in the US, with the pair having pushed anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric during the long campaign.
Among other measures, Trump claimed that he would cut federal funding to school districts that adopt trans-friendly policies, exclude transgender women from women’s sports, and restore his ban on trans people serving in the military.
And, in the wake of the overturning of abortion rights case Roe v Wade in 2022, campaigners have expressed fears that the conservative-controlled Supreme Court could next turn its attention to Obergefell vs Hodges, which gave the fundamental right to marry to same-sex couples in 2015.
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ACLU, like Amnesty Int’l, is a worthy organization to help support, even if simply by signing up to get their email and action alerts. I’ve been a member for years and years. Yes, they’re going to ask for donations. If you don’t have the money, you’re not required to pay to be a member, or to help out with issues. I strongly suggest getting on their site and looking around. They also have local organizations, if you’re social like that.
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I agree Ali. I have long supported them. Hugs
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Well, I didn’t know that. I rarely see anything about either here, especially action alerts. (Except the death penalty/wrongful conviction ones I post. I post those rarely because I’m aware that at least one reader is not in favor of abolishing the death penalty nor of advocating for death sentence commutation.) Anyway, there is lots of good news from ACLU most months. Progress, of course is slow, but we can all help.
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Hi Ali. You are correct that I have not posted much from them. I have been very lax about reading their website, and the info stuff they send mostly goes right to the trash. I wish we could do more but there is only three groups we support. The ACLU, Doctors without Borders, and The Freedom From Religion foundation. Sadly some years we miss the date we signed up but we try to catch up as soon as we can. With AAA going up to almost $200 a year, like all other costs, we have short months. I expect with tRump the next few years it is going to be worse. Hugs
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