Check out the FAQs on their website:
that's just the first three...notice the emphasis on the individual. No wonder liberals are all upset: the Federalist Society is based on the idea that you as an individual are more important than government! OUTRAGE! I say, OUTRAGE!
Q. What is the Federalist Society?
A. It is an organization of 35,000 lawyers, law students, scholars, and other individuals who believe and trust that individual citizens can make the best choices for themselves and society. It was founded in 1982 by a group of law students interested in making sure that the principles of limited government embodied in our Constitution receive a fair hearing. Click HERE for a more detailed background.
Q. How does the Federalist Society carry out its mission?
A. The Society's main purpose is to sponsor fair, serious, and open debate about the need to enhance individual freedom and the role of the courts in saying what the law is rather than what they wish it to be. We believe debate is the best way to ensure that legal principles that have not been the subject of sufficient attention for the past several decades receive a fair hearing. Click HERE for a more detailed purpose.
Q. Does the Federalist Society take positions on legal or policy issues or engage in other forms of political advocacy?
A. No. The Society is about ideas. We do not lobby for legislation, take policy positions, or sponsor or endorse nominees and candidates for public service. While overall the Society believes in limited government, its members are diverse and often hold conflicting views on a broad range of issues such as tort reform, privacy rights, and criminal justice.
If it weren't for that third FAQ, I'd say there is a pretty good chance for a Michael Douglas as The American President ACLU moment...but the ACLU actually is an activist organization...
