Presidential priorities
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Isn't it nice to know that Dear Leader works night and day (when he's not vacationing) tending to the urgent needs of the people...the holy roller people.
President Signs Bill to Save San Diego Cross.
Bush signed a bill sponsored by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-El Cajon) that designates the 43-foot cross and the city land beneath it as a federal war memorial under control of the Department of Defense.
A federal judge in May declared the cross a violation of the constitutional separation of church and state and ordered it removed by Aug. 2. That order was stayed last month by the U.S. Supreme Court until other legal issues can be resolved.
Cross proponents believe that shifting ownership of the land to the federal government will invalidate the judge's ruling and make it more difficult for opponents to prevail because the U.S. Constitution is more flexible about religious icons on federal property than the state Constitution is about city land.
..."The U.S. Constitution stands between the opponents and victory," said Hunter, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. "This is a great day for veterans."
Chimpy puts his John Hancock on H.R. 5683 with (L-R) Bill Kellogg, president of the Mount Soledad Association; Philip Thalheimer, chairman, San Diegans for Mt. Soledad National War Memorial; U.S. Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-CA; U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-CA; U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-CA; and Chuck LiMandri, chief counsel, San Diegans for Mt. Soledad National War Memorial.
