Today I became a "Guardian of Liberty" That is the name of the program the ACLU has for supporters who pledge monthly contributions.
I have been a "card carrying member" of the ACLU for over 15 years, making a small contribution each year. But the ACLU, now under the chimperor's reign and the subsequent police state, has an acute need for regular revenue to fight back the Bush Administration Brown Shirts and the Bushies who would shred the Constitution to "protect us from the terra-ists".
The ACLU has developed a new program for donors, called "Guardians of Liberty". I contribute $10 a month, taken automatically from my credit card. They can also send you 12 SASE so you can send a check or money order each month if you don't like auto-billing on your credit card.
I wish the Democratic Party and other progressive causes would develop and implement credit card auto re-billing so it would be easy to make very small, regular contributions. Just FYI, that is how I support DU and Buzz flash.
Buzz flash is IMHO, the best progressive web based news service (it's kinda like the anti-Drudge). If you haven't been there, take a few minutes to check out
http://buzzflash.com I check there every day for LBN. Buzz Flash is totally free, you do not need to make any contribution whatsoever to get full access to the site and the news resources.