Lawyers for the Haskell County Commissioners in Stigler, Oklahoma have formally filed a Petition of Writ of Certiorari asking the Supreme Court to reverse the decision of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that their Monument to American Theocracy is unconstitutional.One of the arguments the lawyers make in their writ is that the monument is not in a prominent place on the courthouse grounds because it is not posted near the entrance to the courthouse. As the background of the picture on the right shows, the monument is posted near the main street and highway in Stigler -- where it is visible and prominent to every person who walks by the courthouse and/or drives through town.
As the picture on the left shows, the engraver did not know how to spell the word "adultery."
For the record, Haskell County has still not complied with the court's order that it remove the monument from the grounds of their courthouse.
3 comments:
I still don't understand the importance of having it on public property. Couldn't they find a private landowner nearby?
Yogi,
The church across the street would have been a more appropriate place, but that would have sent a different message.
Hence the saying, "on your sleeve".
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