A person or persons will never know the value of the ACLU until your constitional rights have been trampled on. As a former Repub. I know the attitude my former party had about the ACLU, Communist, left wing, socialist, pagan etc. 
If you take the time to research ACLUs accomplishments to the American people, you would be thankful there is such a great organization. Without them we would not enjoy some of our freedoms today.