APOLOGYI wish to apologize to everyone I "yelled at. I have been dealing with this issue for three months now. my show at Walter Reed ahd to be cancelled due to this, and, I am indeed terrified of what could happen should an ICE raid occur at my place of business. Unless, you experienced this nightmare, you cannot imagine the frustration.
So, today, I get a response from the NJ branch of the ACLU. A FORM LETTER. with an "I am so sorry, but..." introduction, just to make a little more personal.
The letter reproduced for your head/desk banging pleasure:
Dear Kelly:
I am writing in response to your request for assistance from the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey.
That was the "personal"
This is the form letter - got a hard copy from them in the mail as well:
Unfortunately, the ACLU-NJ is unable to assist you in this matter. We are a private, non-profit organization with limited resources; therefore, we must be very selective in choosing our cases. We generally handle cases that deal with issues of constitutional law, seeking to advance and preserve basic rights and principles spelled out in the state and federal constitutions. Even among those types of cases, we can take only a small percentage of the many meritorious complaints that we receive. Please understand that our inability to represent you is not a judgment on the merits of your case. We simply do not have the resources to assist you...
We wish you the very best in resolving your difficulties.
Now, I was always under the impression that the Right to Travel was enshrined in the constitution. but, silly me, I guess it's only if you're an undocumented non-citizen. So, I have called the American Friends and left a message. I am very disappointed. Even to the ACLU, I don't exist. Screw them and their bogus real nightmare site.
I am fucking LIVING IT. (twilight zone music outro under)