ACLU warns of threats to civil liberties under potential 2nd Trump administration

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia(NNPA Newswire) – As mainstream media and some Democrats zero in on President Joe Biden’s recent debate missteps, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is drawing attention to Donald Trump, the 34-times convicted felon and twice-impeached former president. The ACLU released its memo, “Trump on Surveillance, Protest, and Free Speech” as part of its 2024 election policy series. The analysis, written by ACLU experts on topics like the First Amendment, surveillance and privacy, details the dangers posed by a potential second Trump administration and provides a road map to combat them.The ACLU released its memo, “Trump on Surveillance, Protest, and Free Speech” as part of its 2024 election policy series. The study, written by ACLU experts on matters of the First Amendment, surveillance and privacy, details the dangers posed by a potential second Trump administration and provides a road map to combat them. (Courtesy photo/ NNPA Newswire)The memo highlights what it calls an unprecedented threat to democracy, pointing to Trump’s promises to criminalize dissent, suppress free speech, expand government surveillance and target political opponents.& “The Trump presidency, with its false declarations of national emergencies in service of discrimination and total disregard for the...