The ACLU has a message for Donald Trump.
NEW YORK ā In response to Donald Trumpās election as president of the United States, Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, had the following statement:
āFor nearly 100 years, the American Civil Liberties Union has been the nationās premier defender of freedom and justice for all, no matter who is president. Our role is no different today.
āPresident-elect Trump, as you assume the nationās highest office, we urge you to reconsider and change course on certain campaign promises you have made. These include your plan to amass a deportation force to remove 11 million undocumented immigrants; ban the entry of Muslims into our country and aggressively surveil them; punish women for accessing abortion; reauthorize waterboarding and other forms of torture; and change our nationās libel laws and restrict freedom of expression.
āThese proposals are not simply un-American and wrong-headed, they are unlawful and unconstitutional. They violate the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments. If you do not reverse course and instead endeavor to make these campaign promises a reality, you will have to contend with the full firepower of the ACLU at every step. Our staff of litigators and activists in every state, thousands of volunteers, and millions of card-carrying supporters are ready to fight against any encroachment on our cherished freedoms and rights.
āOne thing is certain: we will be eternally vigilant every single day of your presidency and when you leave the Oval Office, we will do the same with your successor.
The ACLU released its analysis of candidate Trumpās policy proposals in July.
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