ACLU to fight (state of Florida) Cuba travel ban

Mika

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jun-13-06 09:26 AM
Original message

ACLU to fight (state of Florida) Cuba travel ban

Edited on Tue Jun-13-06 09:27 AM by Mika

(Needs registration. Goto http://www.bugmenot.com for a temporary one.)

ACLU to fight Cuba travel ban
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/14804082.htm
Florida's American Civil Liberties Union plans to file a lawsuit today to challenge a new state law that bans colleges from organizing and paying for trips to Cuba and other countries that may support terrorism.

''It's not in the overall interest of the United States for individual states to meddle in matters of foreign affairs and international security,'' ACLU spokesman Brandon Hensler said Monday.

-

Professors from Florida International University and the University of Florida will speak about why they believe the Travel to Terrorist States Act is unconstitutional and how it could hamper education in Florida.

-

''The ACLU has hit a new low by filing a lawsuit that will aid terrorist countries,'' {State Rep. David} Rivera said.

Fidel Castro is THE political platform for Florida politicians. Not education, not health care, not skyrocketing insurance costs, not affordable housing, not election/black box voting reform. Nope.. its all about Castro this and Castro that.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

SteppingRazor

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jun-13-06 09:29 AM
Response to Original message

1. Yeah, but it won't last forever...

The Cuban community is changing, with each generation less and less rabidly anti-Castro than the last. Most of the younger Cuban-Americans these days care more about visiting relatives in Cuba and sending them aid than they care about bringing down Castro. As more and more Cubans adopt that view as the older generation of right-wing, hardcore anti-Castro Cubans dies out, Florida politics will change.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Mika

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jun-13-06 09:38 AM
Response to Reply #1

2. Not only older Cuban-Americans.

Check out some of the DU Cuba threads. There you'll see a whole gaggle of Cubaphobe "experts" grinding their anti Cuba axes.. and this is a "progressive" liberal web forum.

I agree with you about the younger generation of Cuban-Americans, but the standoff with Cuba nets large amounts of political campaign money - for both pro and anti sanctions supporters, for both Rs and Ds. The embargo/travel sanctions status quo is politically expedient in the current political campaign fundraising environment. We need tax funded campaign funding.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

SteppingRazor

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jun-13-06 09:39 AM
Response to Reply #2

3. Completely agree about tax-funded campaigns...

the hell with Cuba. It's only one tiny problem that would be solved if we got the money out of political campaigns.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

saigon68

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jun-13-06 09:41 AM
Response to Reply #2

4. These people are hateful nut-jobs

We need a house cleaning here. These people are not progressive.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

RethugAssKicker

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jun-13-06 01:07 PM
Response to Reply #1

6. So, Are we suppose to wait generations for Cubans living here in

American to change??

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

SteppingRazor

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jun-13-06 01:31 PM
Response to Reply #6

7. Ummmm ... Yes.

Are you trying to suggest that new immigrants to this country should immediately assimilate within a generation?

Don't you think that's asking a little much?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

noonwitch

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jun-13-06 12:50 PM
Response to Original message

5. I'm not a huge Castro fan, but I don't think the embargo does any good

The only people that the embargo with Cuba benefits is Florida politicians of both parties.

The best way to speed up the end of Castro's reign is to have free trade and tourism. Once people get a taste of freedom and middle class comforts, they will want the whole deal.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Name removed

(0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jun-13-06 07:05 PM
Response to Original message

8. Deleted sub-thread

Sub-thread removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

killbotfactory

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Jun-13-06 07:34 PM
Response to Original message

9. How many terrorist acts has Cuba committed?

What standard are they using to call Cuba a terrorist nation?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

sadiesworld

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Jun-14-06 09:07 AM
Response to Original message

10. I strongly oppose the embargo...

but couldn't they have waited until AFTER November to file this? The way some of these issues are falling in line prior to the elections makes me want to reach for the tin foil.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Sat May 04th 2024, 03:41 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.