Conservatives Love States' Rights, Until It Comes To Jesus
R-Carlsbad and Mayor Jerry Sanders praise the unanimous Senate vote to place the Soledad cross under federal protection
From SignOnSanDiego:
The U.S. Senate approved a plan yesterday to transfer land beneath the Mount Soledad cross to the federal government, bolstering supporters who have been fending off efforts to remove the monument for nearly two decades.The Senate's unanimous vote sent the cross-transfer plan to President Bush, which he is expected to sign. It creates what some consider an entirely new dynamic in the battle over the cross at the Mount Soledad war memorial, though others say the action is another hopeless attempt to preserve a symbol on city land that courts have said unconstitutionally favors one religion over others.
James McElroy, the attorney representing Philip Paulson — the Vietnam War veteran and atheist who filed a lawsuit over the Mount Soledad cross in 1989 — said the bill is “still unconstitutional.” [...]
“I guess the Senate has a short memory,” he said. “You've got a local issue here. What business does the federal government have getting involved?” [read it all]
Bill McCartney
