Contact: Don Swarthout, President, Christians Reviving America's ValuEs (CRAVE), 859-219-1222, 859-619-2811

WASHINGTON, D.C.; Aug. 4, 2005 -- Today the ACLU announced that they are suing the city of New York for violating the rights of American citizens who use the public subways because they are subject to random searches. These searches are part of a well thought out security plan and may stop a terrorists from walking onto the subway trains and blowing up innocent Americans.

Don Swarthout, President, Christians Reviving America's Values, is releasing the following response:

"If the ACLU wins this battle in court they will receive a very large financial boost as they have from similar 'victories' in San Diego, Alabama and Virginia. When the ACLU wins their attorneys are paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by tax-payers.

"The never ceasing flow of litigation against cities, states, and the federal government is nothing more than fund-raising stunts. Many of the ACLU's victories come not because their complaint is just, but because the municipality budget is inadequate to match the abusive onslaught.

"In New York, apparently the ACLU believes these searches are unconstitutional because they are random. Although the ACLU has also called metal detectors in airports an invasion of privacy. There is no pleasing the ACLU, because improving society or protecting the rights of American citizens is no longer its goal.

"Now the ACLU is coming against the Constitutional duty of the United States government which requires the protection of citizens. What is in question here is the definition of freedom. Freedom comes with responsibility. The ACLU has become an anti-Christian, pro-terrorist, entity whose only goal is to get the headlines to keep donations rolling in.

"The ACLU's abuse of the legal system is criminal. For that reason Christians Reviving America's Values is drafting a letter asking the US Congress to investigate the ACLU for widespread use of frivolous lawsuits. In the case of the New York lawsuit, the ACLU's actions may also be dangerous to the citizens of New York City."

Contact: Don Swarthout, President, Christians Reviving America's Values, CRAVE, 859-219-1222, 859-619-2811 cell