Mount Soledad - Finally Resolved?

Jay at Stop The ACLU has the details of what may be the final round in the insanity over the Mount Soledad war memorial. This decades old battle over the cross on Mount Soledad in San Diego has been a complete waste of time, money and effort for a ridiculous reason.

From the 9th Circuit: Opinion

1. The appeal by the City of the district court’s May 3, 2006 order (the one that said the city must rip down the cross by Aug. 1, 2006 or face a $5,000/day fine) to enforce a December 3, 1991 injunction under California constitutional authority is dismissed as moot.

2. The appeal of the district court’s denial of intervention, filed by the San Diegans for the Mt. Soledad National War Memorial, is also dismissed as moot.

3. The case is remanded to the district court with instructions to vacate the May 3, 2006 order to enforce the 1991 injunction.

4. The case is remanded to the district court to determine whether, and to what extent, counsel for plaintiff-appellee may be entitled to attorneys’ fees.

The question I have is why the ACLU has fought this ridiculous battle for two decades. Is there really a noble principle they are reaching for or is this just plain old hostility? Easy answer.

Enough already, ACLU. Drop the damn thing. Frankly, at this point, I rather hope costs are assessed on the folks who have pressed this idiocy, Paulson and his buddies at the ACLU. Earlier posts here, here and here.