02-01-2018, 12:37 PM
(02-01-2018, 12:02 PM)Maggot Wrote: The ACLU is upset Trump used the term "America" 66 times or so because it was to inclusive. The American Civil liberty Union.
The ACLU sometimes really misses the mark and looks foolish, that's for sure.
In context, I get what Faiz Shakir, the ACLU's national political director, was getting at in his written statement below.
Tonight, President Trump said the word ‘America’ more than 80 times in his speech. Yet, after a divisive first year, we hear and feel how exclusionary that ‘America’ is, with policies that have harmed so many vulnerable American communities. The ACLU stands ready to protect these communities, both in the courts and at the polls.
In particular, the immigration plan put forth by Trump would hold Dreamers hostage to his demands for a harmful border wall and an even larger mass deportation force. We are at this crossroads because of the President’s deeply destructive ideas fomented by his nativist allies and divisive rhetoric. We will continue to stand up for these young immigrants and ensure they continue to contribute to our country. We cannot let America’s Dreamers be deported.
But, I still think the complaint about Trump's frequent use of the word 'America' is petty and off-base.