Yeah, I think that’s a valid point...the minute people hear ACLU lawsuit they back down...if we made the ACLU fight every lawsuit tooth and nail they would have scarcer resouces to do this in every friggin’ town in Amerika.
Yes, and if more citizens became aware that it's costing them personally, at the municipal/school system level, public opinion would turn against the ACLU in a major way.
Then there's the tack mentioned in a post above - don't bother to fight the lawsuit, just ignore them and dare the government to stop you with guns. A few headlines of "Football coaches jailed for leading prayer before state championship game" would get the sports-fans' attention.