ACLU's Miami Herald ad, challenging Mitt and Newt to come to its annual staff convention in Orlando

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HuffPo column by the ACLU's executive director here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anthony-d-romero/aclu-gingrich-romney_b_1239249.html

PDF of the ad here:

http://www.aclulibertywatch.org/files/MiamiHeraldAd.pdf

@NewtGingrich, @MittRomney: #Constitution
convention in Orlando now. Where are you? #Missing


Mr. Gingrich and Mr. Romney,
your records on the Constitution are abysmal.

From freedom to marry for same-sex couples
to protecting a woman’s right to choose, to
keeping our nation free as well as safe, you have
repeatedly betrayed our Constitution.

Come to the ACLU annual staff convention in Orlando.
Face the nation’s largest gathering of real experts
on the Constitution and explain yourselves.

Some of the other candidates are talking to us.
Why won’t you?


Find out where Gingrich, Romney and all the candidates
stand on the Constitution at ACLULibertyWatch.org

Because in 2012 we’re choosing a president, not our civil liberties.
@ACLULW | ACLULibertyWatch.org

The other candidates who are talking to them are Buddy Roemer and Gary Johnson, according to the Huffpo piece.

More from HuffPo:

Throughout the primary season, we have consistently heard the candidates invoke the Constitution and "civil liberties." Those words have too often rung hollow: they are fodder for soundbites rather than part of a substantive discussion about vital issues facing our nation.

That's why we invited all seven presidential candidates to our staff conference: so they could engage in a conversation with us about their views on key constitutional issues as well as their scores in our ACLU Liberty Watch 2012 Candidate Report Card.

That's where Gingrich and Romney come into play. They may be the frontrunners headed into Tuesday's primary, but they're at the bottom of the pack when it comes to civil liberties issues. You can see their scores here and they're downright abysmal. Between the two of them, out of a possible 72 Lady Liberty "torches," only Gingrich earns one -- just one -- for supporting a path to legal status for certain immigrants.

Otherwise, the two come up empty on all the major issues, including freedom to marry for gay couples, a woman's right to choose, racial justice and a national security policy that keeps us free as well as safe.