Ginsburg and Sotomayor wanted this cross to come down: This is why we still need Trump 2020: MCRA - Make the Courts Right Again
The Blandensburg Cross, aka The Peace Cross, is a war memorial, located in the three-way junction of Bladensburg Road, Baltimore Avenue, and Annapolis Road in Bladensburg, Maryland.
The American Humanist Association had sued the American Legion to have the cross removed, arguing the memorial represented a Christian symbol on public land and violated the establishment clause.
Lower courts had agreed with the plaintiff, against the American Legion, and the memorial was to be removed. The American Legion appealed the ruling all the way to the Supreme Court.
Today the Supreme Court reversed the lower court rulings (full pdf below ). In a 7-2 decision authored by Justice Alito, the court acknowledged the Bladensburg Cross -as a memorial- represents more than religion and does not violate the establishment clause.
“The cross is undoubtedly a Christian symbol, but that fact should not blind us to everything else that the Bladensburg Cross has come to represent. For some, that monument is a symbolic resting place for ancestors who never returned home. For others, it is a place for the community to gather and honor all veterans and their sacrifices for our Nation. For others still, it is a historical landmark. For many of these people, destroying or defacing the Cross that has stood undisturbed for nearly a century would not be neutral and would not further the ideals of respect and tolerance embodied in the First Amendment.”
Good! It’s been there since WWI and it wasn’t really offending anyone. These sickos just want to remake society the way they want it. They are just a bunch of miserable losers that hate everyone!
A good decision. People who start these types of law suits are just looking for ways to disrupt and cause trouble.
I know a few aethists who said crosses etc in public never bothered them, in fact it never occurred to them that it was somehow enforcing religious dogma.
I am thinking of something I recently read about an organization suing to have “In God We Trust” taken off our our currency that was struck down as well. I think a lower court?
Good ruling. These people don’t seem to have enough drama in their own personal lives so they have to butt in and make some for everyone else
This reason and many more is why Trump needs to stay in office. He should try and meme himself into a third term since the Democrats and cucks basically dicked up half of his 1st term.
It’s actually pretty simple. Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion… this is a display, not a law. Not sure why people can’t just move on about their business and ignore things that they don’t like. I do it when I pass idiots sagging their pants. I don’t ask for a ban.
I wonder if he could get two additional years added to this term or the next term based upon the lawlessness of the Democrats and the corrupt actions of the politically motivated judges.
If he can’t, all of the people who are responsible for destroying the first two years of his presidency should be put in prison. Yeah, that’s really harsh but I don’t give a damn.
