Pubdate: Sat, 17 Jan 2004
Source: Tennessean, The (TN)
Copyright: 2004 The Tennessean
Contact:  http://www.tennessean.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/447
Author: Judy D. Thomas
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/rush+limbaugh

ACLU PROTECTS RIGHTS, EVEN LIMBAUGH'S RIGHTS

To the Editor:

Will wonders never cease? Conservative radio talk show host Rush
Limbaugh and the ACLU are strange bedfellows indeed.

Even Limbaugh welcomed the ACLU to his case after the civil rights
organization filed court documents supporting his constitutional right
to privacy when the prosecution seized his medical records in November
to investigate whether he violated Florida drug laws when he purchased
prescription painkillers.

The prosecution sought the medical records in an attempt to bolster
its claim that Limbaugh engaged in doctor shopping to obtain multiple
prescriptions for the same drug. By coming to Limbaugh's defense, the
ACLU is once again fulfilling its mission to fight civil liberties
violations, wherever and whenever they occur, regardless of who is
involved.

Limbaugh is right to welcome the ACLU. He is one of those rare people
who decided to fight an injustice and now is lucky enough to reap the
benefits of having the nation's premiere civil rights legal team to
assist him in presenting his case that his medical records should
remain private.

Never thought I'd ever say this, but good luck to you, Mr.
Limbaugh.

Judy D. Thomas

Antioch
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