Via Lean Left.
What can one say when the ACLU comes to the defense of Rush Limbaugh?
In a motion filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida said state law enforcement officers violated Rush Limbaugh’s privacy rights by seizing the conservative radio talk show host’s medical records as part of a criminal investigation involving alleged “doctor-shopping.”
“While this case involves the right of Rush Limbaugh to maintain the privacy of his medical records, the precedent set in this case will impact the security of medical records and the privacy of the doctor-patient relationship of every person in Florida,” said Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida.
The ACLU’s request to submit a “friend-of-the-court” brief on behalf of Limbaugh was filed today with the Fourth District Court of Appeal. The ACLU said in its motion that the state infringed on Florida’s constitutional right to privacy when it failed to follow well-established protocol, mandated by law, when confiscating Limbaugh’s medical files. The organization stated that its interest in the case was “to vindicate every Floridian’s fundamental right to privacy by ensuring that the state be required to comply” with the law
Wow . . . on so many levels.
First, good for the ACLU for having the objectivity to give aid here. Not that I think Rush as a person deserves it, mind you, only that I applaud their ability to see the issue and not the person, here.
Second, that’s one of the best examples of turning the other cheek that I’ve seen in a long time.
Third, if having someone you never expected to have on your side helping you isn’t enough to humble and awe even that man’s ego, I don’t know what will do it.