When Liberals Attack: The Soldier's Cross

If an idiot finds a cross in the desert and gets offended, does anyone care? Apparently, the Supreme Court will have to answer that. They will have to decide if one's wussy sensibilities are protected by the Constitution.

The ACLU, those purveyors of truth, justice, and the douche-bag way, have sued over a cross that was erected in 1934 in the California Mojave desert by soldiers who had returned from World War I. The cross sits atop a large pile of boulders 160 miles into the desert. A veteran's group in California that maintains the cross is fighting the lawsuit.

A Parks Service employee in Oregon (you read that right, Oregon) was so offended by the thought that he asked the ACLU to sue on his behalf, which they gladly did. They argue that a cross on federal land violates the separation of church and state. The ACLU seems to believe that someone out in the desert that walks by the cross will suddenly ask Jesus into their heart, which in their eyes, is a very bad thing. A circuit court agreed, so the cross is now covered by a box until the Supreme Court weighs in.

The real issue here is the ACLU trying to suppress any Christian expression in public with lawsuits. Their legal argument, which is very thin, is the display of religious (aka Christian) symbols or statues in public is illegal. The ACLU seems to argue for allowing anyone the freedom to do anything, and express themselves however they want, except if they are Christians.

Bottom line, the Constitution doesn't protect you from being offended. The ACLU knows this, but that won't stop them from offending veterans everywhere by denying them their freedom of expression.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in October 2009 and a decision should be announced sometime in 2010.

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SOURCE: Washington Post