Conservative
Type 40
over $100M Gift From Facebook Boss
ACLU Sues Newark over $100M Gift From Facebook Boss - Local News - New York, NY - msnbc.com
Not everyone is happy about the $100 million donation Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg gave Newark to improve its troubled schools.
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the city on behalf of a parents group because details about how the money will be spent have been kept under wraps. The suit says that plans, and in particular, any written correspondence between city and state officials and Zuckerberg, are subject to New Jersey's Open Public Records Act.
So, since the state is not sharing with the ACLU, they are going to sue, thus costing the state money.
Brilliant, just friggin brilliant.
Normally, I agree with most of your positions, or at least sympathize with them. I think you're barking up the wrong tree here though TT.
All I get out of this is that they want the details made public. Where the money goes, what it's used for, etc. Sounds reasonable to me. Unless you have another article someplace supporting your position that the ACLU wants some of the money for themselves, I think you're off base here my friend.
fair enough.
Here's the thing. ACLU would have a point if it were tax money. It's not, it was a donation to be used for schools, and by suing, they are taking money from the state for no other reason than they want to know.
this has zilch to do with civil liberties.
Agreed that it's a stupid suit. However, I'm not sure where you get that they are getting financial gain out of this. Sounds to me from the article you posted that all they are suing for is information about the process and where the money is going. Did I miss something else?