ACLU Where Are You?
Where is the ACLU when you really need them? There is no clearer violation in “the separation of church and state” in this country than a religious symbol that has no connection with war memorials and is ONLY a religious symbol. We’ve seen the Ten Commandments unceremoniously removed from the chambers of our judiciary and manger scenes disallowed in public places as the result of ACLU efforts.
At the same time the Tibetan Buddhist stupa in the Petroglyph Nation Monument remains unaddressed. According to the Albuquerque Journal’s article of June 13, 2010, we have “No Need for Alarm; Stupa is Staying.” On the other hand, the 1934 California War Memorial Cross on private land in the Mojave Desert was fought against by the ACLU, covered for a decade in plywood, then stolen once it was allowed. Could we at least have a plywood box put over this thing until the ACLU gets around to noticing?