The ACLU Liberty Watch 2012 Campaign is a campaign of the American Civil Liberties Union, an organization exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, that is engaged in the mission of defending the rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, including First Amendment freedoms, equality, privacy rights and fundamental fairness. It is a separate entity from the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, an organization exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code. While the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation share the same mission, it is necessary that this mission be undertaken by two separate organizations.
Although there is some overlap in the work done by each organization, certain activities the American Civil Liberties Union does to protect civil liberties are not done by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. The ACLU Liberty Watch 2012 Campaign is a campaign being undertaken solely by the American Civil Liberties Union.
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