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To: mph who wrote (366515)	5/28/2010 11:21:15 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793743

Woo! I guess I'd better admonish the NRA.

To: mph who wrote (366515)	5/29/2010 1:00:11 AM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793743

But some legal experts say the theft of the cross could actually end up bringing about a quick resolution to the crisis, and render moot the drawn-out legal process. In 2005, Congress transferred the land on which the cross sits to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in exchange for another piece of land within the preserve. Lower courts struck down that provision, as it was deemed a back-door violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. But without a cross on the property, it could render moot the legal challenges put forward by the American Civil Liberties Union concerning the separation of church and state. "There's an interesting possibility," said Hiram Sasser, the director of litigation at the Liberty Legal Institute, which is representing the VFW in the case. "If there's no cross there, does that mean that the land transfer goes through, it becomes property of the VFW, and we can put the cross back up?" he said. "The case could essentially be over." The ACLU is still vowing to press its case in court, even though the offending cross is no longer there. foxnews.com Mojave Desert war cross 'returned' A cross honouring America's war dead that was stolen from a federal park in the Mojave Desert has been mysteriously replaced or returned. telegraph.co.uk * * *