[rface]

wonder why the Supremes declined the case in 2003?

[GOP Poet]

I love that cross. Whenever I see it a feeling of great peace washes over me. This is so sad. I will pray.

[metmom]

For 52 years people survived living with that cross. It isn't hurting anybody, lots of people probably like it. So why should it come down now? If people don't like looking at it they can turn their eyes elsewhere.

[ncountylee]

One stinking atheist brought this about. May he rot with tookie.

[The KG9 Kid]

Anyone think that the Roberts court is in favor of removing all the crosses from Arlington National Cemetary?

[metmom]

U.S. District Court Judge Gordon Thompson Jr. found in May that the city was demonstrating an unconstitutional endorsement of one religion over others by maintaining the 29-foot cross in a municipal hilltop park.

It's only un-Constitutional for the FEDERAL government to ESTABLISH a religion. If these folks are lawyers, why can't they read?

[slykens]

Why not sell the small plot of land where the cross is to a private not-for-profit set up for the sole purpose of holding possession of that land for "conservation" purposes? Since the cross would then be on private property it would be outside of the purview of the First Amendment's restrictions. I'm sure enough donations could be had to maintain it privately.

While it is an end run around the Court's rulings I don't see how it would be illegal unless California law would prohibit it.

[Mercat]

They should bury a vet right at the base and deed it to his family. Problemo solved.

[AnnaZ]

Can't wait for this one.

[sgtbono2002]

I cant think of a vile enough name to call anyone who is opposed to this cross, and I am pretty good at vile names.

[Gay State Conservative]

Is this the cross at a cemetery? If so,what religion(s) were those buried there? If they were Christians,case closed as far as I'm concerned.Ditto with a Star of David in a case where it was Jews buried there.

[newzjunkey]

*This* cross has been there 52 years but *a* cross has been there since 1913. This concrete one replaced the old wooden cross which was knocked down in a windstorm.

[Chairman Fred]

Some years ago, the Ninth Circus ordered the cross removed, unless the land were sold to private owners. So the land was auctioned off, subject to the restriction that it would be maintained as a "War Memorial" The group that submitted the highest bid, as I recall, was the Ancient Order of Hibernians, aka Irish Catholics, who absolutely would have kept the cross.

A partisan Democrat group, excuse me, an atheist group, sued in the Ninth Circus, alleging that the sale was "unfair" in that the Ancient Order would have had fewer expenses. They were only going to maintain the cross; the atheists were going to demolish it and erect Something Else (no comment), and that would have cost more money. Again, their complaint was that the auction was "unfair". The Ninth Circus found in favor of the atheists.

Were I to comment I'd probably be arrested.

In case anyone neede further explication as to what has happened here.

[TChad]

[The Cuban]

Don't worry. In Cuba, in Santa Clara they erected in 1957 a statue of Our Lady of the Road (transliteration) at the entrance to the city. Castro ordered it destroyed. It was found 40 years later, after it had come up from the ground were it was buried, and once again stands in the city. Its a shame that this situation is analagous though.

[tflabo]

To think that the spilled blood of war veterans was shed to give us freedoms and that a few twisted reprobate minds would remove that symbol like a Nazi or Communist. Puke on them who do this.

The USSR repressed Poland from building churches yet the most solid faith in Europe today resides in Poland.
God will never be removed from His people by evil men.
Lets join and fight these evil intentions foisted on us by wicked forces.

[pctech]

I have heard that the city wants the site designated a federal landmark giving it a protected status but Bush is keeping his head in the sand over this one.

If I was president,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,