Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bill of Rights Defense Committee
An Articles for Deletion debate should be about the inherent |notability of the topic, not about whether or not the highest-quality references now exist in the article. A Google Books search reveals http://books.google.com/books?id=Q5bFdpNNB5IC&pg=PA397&lpg=PA397&dq=%22Bill+of+Rights+Defense+Committee%22&source=bl&ots=wPa_yARtge&sig=LTgr0TJPOmmtvnlG30pgMqfgp4M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CXMbUOmlKYWAiwKB5oC4AQ&ved=0CFwQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22Bill%20of%20Rights%20Defense%20Committee%22&f=false this statement about the group "The Bill of Rights Defense Committee has been supported by more than 114 legislatures in cities, towns and counties, as well as the states of Alaska and Hawaii." Significant coverage in reliable, independent sources includes http://books.google.com/books?id=cQ_drV0RBLMC&pg=PA147&lpg=PA147&dq=%22Bill+of+Rights+Defense+Committee%22&source=bl&ots=m_dZRh_tTf&sig=7_bpk8HoN5VzkoA--IOCGNxvvOc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CXMbUOmlKYWAiwKB5oC4AQ&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Bill%20of%20Rights%20Defense%20Committee%22&f=false this and http://books.google.com/books?id=BjKWfAz0tx4C&pg=PA583&lpg=PA583&dq=%22Bill+of+Rights+Defense+Committee%22&source=bl&ots=tPGKIOY6cu&sig=sKmq_7FtjAWn7wmsK-EZd-NSIsM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CXMbUOmlKYWAiwKB5oC4AQ&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Bill%20of%20Rights%20Defense%20Committee%22&f=false this and http://books.google.com/books?id=9OAjA2m66VQC&pg=PA193&lpg=PA193&dq=%22Bill+of+Rights+Defense+Committee%22&source=bl&ots=BlOli9vsU2&sig=kDSvtvidi4_2COoVZtCT0mz_A0M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CXMbUOmlKYWAiwKB5oC4AQ&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Bill%20of%20Rights%20Defense%20Committee%22&f=false this and http://books.google.com/books?id=I5Qa6j_mzpUC&pg=PT10&lpg=PT10&dq=%22Bill+of+Rights+Defense+Committee%22&source=bl&ots=Np8479MlhE&sig=RsHOIDKN3MdgIBeGLpMdr0Ducwg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CXMbUOmlKYWAiwKB5oC4AQ&ved=0CG4Q6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=%22Bill%20of%20Rights%20Defense%20Committee%22&f=false this and http://books.google.com/books?id=BJD75iNQuMMC&pg=PA178&lpg=PA178&dq=%22Bill+of+Rights+Defense+Committee%22&source=bl&ots=6ZBff_zRsS&sig=qNufB0NSNp_g_hcbHrYEvd5uUxk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pXQbUJHbEYfhiwLOp4C4Bw&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=%22Bill%20of%20Rights%20Defense%20Committee%22&f=false this. HighBeam Research shows coverage of the early months of the group in The Spokesman-Review in 2003 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-27350829.html here. The solution to the nominator's perceived notions about the shortcomings of the current version of the article is to expand the article and add better sourcing, not to delete an article about a notable topic
— User:Cullen328, 07:01, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:N (Wikipedia:Notability)