ACLU files brief supporting Senator Craig

The American Civil Liberties Union comes out in support of Senator Craig.  The ACLU argues that the sting operation was unconstitutional and could be used to trap innocent people.

Sen. Craig gets support from ACLU - CNN.com

The ACLU urged a Minnesota District Court to let Craig withdraw his guilty plea.

“Sen. Craig has not always been a great friend of civil liberties, but you shouldn’t have to endorse the civil liberties of others to keep your own,” said ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero, alluding to Craig’s history of voting against gay rights.

The ACLU friend-of-the-court brief was submitted to the Minnesota 4th District Court.

“The real motive behind secret sting operations like the one that resulted in Sen. Craig’s arrest is not to stop people from inappropriate activity. It is to make as many arrests as possible — arrests that sometimes unconstitutionally trap innocent people,” Romero said in a written statement.

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