Edited sentence: "The Bill of Rights are fundamental rights that protect from government abuse of power.For example, the ACLU opposes capital punishment, in spite of the fact that, since 1976, the US Supreme Court has determined that capital punishment is constitutional.However, the ACLU has continued to fight against the death penalty since its reinstatement in 1976, arguing that it violates the consitutional restriction against "cruel and unusual punishment.On their website, the ACLU states that they defend the United States Constitution; however, critics argue that this is not true for all positions that they hold.One of the key factors in the Supreme Court's decision was evidence in the Constitution itself: the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution states, "No person shall be ... deprived of life ... without due process of law", and the Fourteenth Amendment says, "No state shall ... deprive any person of life ... without due process of law.Some groups criticize the ACLU for its opposition to requiring prayers in public schools, display of religious symbols on public property, its support of abortion, support of the rights of homosexuals, and the defense of  freedom of speech for persons with unpopular or controversial opinions.The ACLU has defended the free speech rights of neo-Nazi groups and NAMBLA (a pro-pedophilia group).These rights are indispensable to a free society