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Issues
Offical ACLU
Issues can be found on the ACLU website. For official positions on major
concerns, check there. Here are some issues we personally feel strongly about at
the Purdue ACLU:
National Security and the Tradeoff with Civil
Rights:
Purdue ACLU feels very strongly, as does the national ACLU, that Americans can
be both safe and free. This means that we can increase domestic security without
giving up the very civil liberties which we hold most valuable. Visit the ACLU
Safe and Free web site by clicking here:
http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=12126&c=207
Same-Sex Marriage:
Over the last several months, the battle between Gay Rights and the sanctity of
marriage have clashed several times. Conservatives including President Bush have
clamored and supported a constitutional amendment which would define marriage
strictly as between a man and a woman. Meanwhile, Gay Rights are fighting hard
to get the rights they feel that they should have in a loving, committed
relationship. Several states have joined the fray, most notably Massachusetts
and California. As this issue touches the Constitution in a more direct way than
many have before, we feel that it is something important to discuss as students
and citizens. ACLU-PSC will be working this semester to bring you a Same-Sex
Marriage forum, where advocates from both sides of the issue will be able to put
in their thoughts to a discussion on the core of the argument. Keep posted for
announcements.
http://www.aclu.org/LesbianGayRights/LesbianGayRightsMain.cfm
Reproductive Rights:
Abortion. It's a volatile and provocative word almost anywhere you go or anyone
you talk to. When does life begin? Is it murder? Does the government have any
right to dictate what women do with their bodies? These questions and more
abound, and form a controversy in the heart of American culture today.
http://www.aclu.org/ReproductiveRights/ReproductiveRightsMain.cfm
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