American Legion Blasts 9th Circuit's Mojave Cross Decision

American Legion National Commander Marty Conatser has issued a strong statement criticizing the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' recent decision in Buono v. Kempthorne. The 9th Circuit concluded that Congress' transfer of the Sunrise Rock Cross in the Mojave Preserve war memorial to the VFW did not eliminate an Establishment Clause violation. According to the Legion's press release, Conaster said:

This is one more prime example of wrong-headed political correctness and one more critical reason why the current Congress must pass the Public Expression of Religion Act.... Today it’s a memorial. Tomorrow, these same judges can order the removal of crosses on veterans gravestones, the dismissal of military chaplains and the closure of base chapels.