(San Diego) Bilbray, Hunter enter bill to save Soledad cross

MindPilot

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Tue Jun-27-06 04:18 PM
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(San Diego) Bilbray, Hunter enter bill to save Soledad cross

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060627-1239-bn27cross.html

12:39 p.m. June 27, 2006

SAN DIEGO � Two local congressmen have authored a bill that would allow the city of San Diego to sell the Mount Soledad cross to the federal government, a step they hope will preserve the La Jolla landmark.

Reps. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, and Brian Bilbray, R-San Diego, introduced the bill late Monday, according to Hunter's office.

The city is under court order to remove the 29-foot cross from city property by Aug. 1, or it will face a fine of $5,000 a day. A judge has ruled it is an unconstitutional preference of religion for the cross to be displayed on public property.

The legislation calls for the federal government to purchase a small area of the city-owned property, specifically the area bounded by an existing sidewalk on top of Mount Soledad, on which the cross and a veterans memorial sit.

Clearly these two care more about DEAD veterans than than they do live ones, and Diebold is the only reason that Bilbray (R-Lobbyist) is back in Congress. Meanwhile Cher collects charity money to buy our troops in the field the helmet liners they need.

Hey Bilbray, Hunter!!! Not all veterans are Christians you fucking puke assholes!! And not everybody in San Diego thinks handing prime real estate over the the federal government is good idea!! :mad::mad::mad::mad:

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aquart

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Tue Jun-27-06 04:24 PM
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1. Lightning needs to take that damn thing out.

Pisses my sister off every time she sees it.

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slackmaster

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Tue Jun-27-06 04:48 PM
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4. We had some thunderstorms this morning

Sorry to hear about your sister's stress.

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MindPilot

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Tue Jun-27-06 04:58 PM
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6. The KKK burned down the first one...

...a storm took out the second. Looks like this one's time is running short.

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brentspeak

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Tue Jun-27-06 04:33 PM
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2. This is a distraction issue for these two Repubs, but I support keeping

the Mt.Soledad Cross. It's pretty much a historical local landmark in San Diego. The idea that this cross is akin to school prayer or someone slapping a bible in one's face is just plain dumb.

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Lance_Boyle

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Tue Jun-27-06 04:46 PM
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3. Once again I reiterate my suggestion

to commission a gigantic statue of Andres Serrano to be erected in a manner that it appears he is urinating on the cross. Religiowackos get to keep their symbol, and Piss Christ goes bigtime. Win/win situation.

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MikeH

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Tue Jun-27-06 04:49 PM
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5. I like their priorities

Duncan Hunter and Brian Bilbray have their priorities right.:sarcasm:

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Tempest

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Tue Jun-27-06 05:38 PM
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7. I thought Repugs were for state's rights?

Don't tell me everything I've been told by the Repugs have been lies.

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