ACLU: Working to Make America Less Secure
The ACLU was busy today, applauding the EU Court decision striking down the US-EU data-sharing agreement, and at the same time condemning a new law banning state-paid travel to terrorist states.
A civil rights group criticized a new law, signed Tuesday by Gov. Jeb Bush, that restricts colleges and universities from using state funds for travel to countries classified as terrorist states by the U.S. government.
Legislators passed the bill in May. The countries on the terrorist list are Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.
“This will be another embarrassing mark on Florida’s reputation,” said Howard Simon, executive director of the Florida American Civil Liberties Union.