ACLU vs. Patriot Act

(New York) This latest lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union attacks the Patriot Act presumably for the benefit of one Muslim scholar.

From UPI.com:

Acting on behalf of a prominent Muslim scholar, the American Civil Liberties Union is seeking to amend the Patriot Act.

The ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit in an effort to knock out the clause that bars foreigners who endorse terrorism from entering this country.

The suit cited Tariq Ramadan, a prominent Muslim scholar who has been barred from the United States because of that clause.

And, justifiably so if you take into consideration that Ramadan has a history of being uncomfortably cozy with terrorists, extremists, and jihadists. He also doesn't recognize the bombings in Bali and Madrid, nor the horror of 9/11, as terrorist acts. Bali, Madrid, and 9/11 were "interventions," says Ramadan. (Source)

Nevertheless, even if Ramadan had pristine bona fides, the ACLU filing suit against the Patriot Act to benefit one person doesn't seem to make any sense. I'd compare it to seeking changes to the U.S. Postal Service charter because a package was delivered to the wrong address or was lost. It's either that or the ACLU doesn't believe endorsement of terrorism should disqualify foreign nationals from entering the United States.

The more significant question I have is why is the ACLU involved with the Ramadan case in the first place? Ramadan is a foreign national, not an American. Whether or not a foreign national's civil liberties are offended shouldn't be the ACLU's concern. Should it?

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