Tumbling From The Heights

As you can see from previous posts I've written, I've been down on the ACLU for some time.  Instapundit posts this today:

SIMPLE JUSTICE: The New And “Improved” ACLU: “This is no civil liberties program, prepared to stand up for constitutional rights no matter whose are at risk. This is a progressive political group, riding the legacy coattails of a group that may still be called the ACLU but has made the active decision to change its mission from the defense of civil liberties for all to promoting a distinct political ideology for its adherents. And it’s gotten fat and rich as a result. . . . The old organization had an infrastructure the new one can exploit. The old organization had a brand the new one can enjoy. The old organization had substantial credibility, still riding its glorious defense of neo-Nazis in Skokie in 1978. The old group was beloved by people who believed in constitutional rights and civil liberties. None of its fans want to admit that the old ACLU is dead, having sold its soul and name to People Power.”

One of the major phenomena of the Trump era is the Great Revealing, where once-revered institutions turn out to be cheap, partisan shams.