Gay Marriage, Citizens United, Whistleblower protections, Encryption, Net Neutrality, warrantless surveillance...

It's actually hard to think of an issue where Republicans have been on the right side of protecting Civil liberties in recent history other than gun control.

Are the ACLU leftists or are leftists the ones protecting civil liberties? Sort of a chicken and the egg situation.

The ACLU and "Republicans" were on the same side of Citizens United.

How about actually standing up to China and not just talking about it?

Let go of the partisanship please.

What does China have to do with American civil liberties?

Obama was absolutely against gay marriage for both elections, and extended Bush’s policies, he didn’t retract them when he had the opportunity.

Sources?

Same here. Last I checked the 2nd amendment was still a right.

The 2nd amendment is better interpreted using this modern translation:

Regulated armies aside, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

TLDR; 1700's English (Latin origin words) was closer to their true Latin definitions.

You realize that the term regulated is different than governed or ruled. The closest approximation for regulated would be to supply in a measured fashion or a pattern which follows a rule. It is from the Latin Regula. A SCUBA regulator does not rule you, it supplies, in measured order, breathable air, which your lungs survival depends on the supply by the regulator.

You need armed men to supply a militia or army. Regulated does not imply government run or even being associated with a militia it implies having armed men available should the militia (we had no standing army at that time) need them.

for reference:

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

This also has the side benefit that even with our more organized military of today, if invaders were all over US soil, the citizens could rise up as one unified militia as well to protect the country. Not something I ever hear anybody discuss much, but absolutely nothing is going to stop citizens from protecting themselves if a war breaks out in US soil.