Bill Would Permit Religious Symbols in Military Memorials
17 January 2011
With frequent, long-lasting, and repeated lawsuits against military memorials with religious symbology, US Congressmen have proposed legislation that would explicitly permit just such memorials.
Rep. Duncan Hunter…introduced the War Memorial Protection Act in response to the federal Ninth Circuit Court’s Jan. 4 ruling, declaring the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial unconstitutional. Joining Hunter as co-sponsors are Congressmen Brian Bilbray of Solana Beach and Darrell Issa of Vista.
All three Congressmen are from the San Diego area. Several members of Bilbray’s family are reportedly memorialized at the Mount Soledad cross that inspired both the lawsuit and the legislation.
Also noted at the Religion Clause.
Can Congress just change the constitution like that? No. They cannot. It is however, quite funny to watch the Easter Cross get rebranded as a war memorial.