[Vigilanteman]

San Diego-area congressman Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, said in floor debate that federal ownership would make the existing lawsuit moot and might also insulate the cross from further legal challenges under the U.S. Constitution.

I'm all in favor of making this frivolus lawsuit moot. I'm not in favor of doing it by turning more real estate over to the federal government.

A far better method would be to pass legislation to set these type of cases outside the jurisdiction of the court involved-- much as congress set Gitmo outside the rulings of the U.S. courts.

Then congress needs to be prepared to bitch-slap any court who considers cases put outside their jurisdiction . . . up to and including impeachment of any judges who dare violate what has been set outside their limits.

[TheDon]

Alas, it is a state court, and the federal legislature has no authority to make such a law.

[newzjunkey]

I'm not in favor of doing it by turning more real estate over to the federal government.

The voters of San Diego approved this transfer with over 70% YES. A judge has kept that from happening. Federal legislation already designative it a national war memorial.