Rhino
05-12-2006, 01:45 PM
Rep. Duncan Asks Bush to Help Save San Diego War Vet Cross
Friday, May 12, 2006
WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee chairman asked President Bush to help save a 29-foot cross standing on city property from being removed by a court order.
Rep. Duncan Hunter, along with Mayor Jerry Sanders, on Thursday asked the president to exercise his power of eminent domain and take over the half-acre cross site atop Mount Soledad.
Hunter, a Republican who has backed legislation to protect the cross, sent a letter to the White House requesting "urgent assistance" to keep it intact.
"The federal government has lots of memorials with crosses on it," he said. "According to the court decisions, you'd have to dismantle Arlington (National) Cemetery."
Hunter said he had not yet heard back from Bush. A White House spokesman did not return a message left seeking comment.........http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,195240,00.html
Friday, May 12, 2006
WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee chairman asked President Bush to help save a 29-foot cross standing on city property from being removed by a court order.
Rep. Duncan Hunter, along with Mayor Jerry Sanders, on Thursday asked the president to exercise his power of eminent domain and take over the half-acre cross site atop Mount Soledad.
Hunter, a Republican who has backed legislation to protect the cross, sent a letter to the White House requesting "urgent assistance" to keep it intact.
"The federal government has lots of memorials with crosses on it," he said. "According to the court decisions, you'd have to dismantle Arlington (National) Cemetery."
Hunter said he had not yet heard back from Bush. A White House spokesman did not return a message left seeking comment.........http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,195240,00.html