It was announced today that Judge Lamz ruled to leave the picture hanging and is prepared to take it to the Supreme Court. There's been an outpouring of donations from residents so the city won't have to pay for it. We may very well lose based on the erroneous "separation of church and state" judgment but we won't go down without a fight.

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While I like you Mrs. M and mean no disrespect I support the ACLU and hope they win. I have absolutely no problem with religious material on private property but do not think that places that are funded with tax money should be used as a forum for religious material.

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Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

I understand, however, I've never supported the decision made regarding the First Amendment.
It's funny, though, that no one complained until all them damn foreigners (people from out of state or city ) came here!

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

I respect local autonomy in most cases. However, I would hardly call a display in a public building individual speech so much as promotion of what is displayed. Can just anybody put something up on display?

Do we know much about who made the complaint? I would assume they are a resident of Slidell.

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Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Nah, it's inside the courthouse so the guards would stop anyone from putting anything on the walls.

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

If they would actually go around and protect rights instead of attacking freedom of religion vs church and state.................

the ACLU would be a worthy organization , from gay boyscouts, to this type of stuff or religious symbolism in city seals, to a picture...........wow

I really make sure that I respect beliefs but I grew up and still live in a area in which things like this go on and are never challenged. I hate that I could never dream of putting a pro atheist poster or monument up in a public building but I have to see posters of the ten commandments and hear prayers and public services such as graduations from time to time and really just have to ignore it. I'm am more than willing to accept a lack of endorsement of my beliefs (or lack of) and I wonder why it is treated so radical to expect the same of other beliefs. It sucks being in the minority some times.

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Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Actually they do a lot of that kind of work. It just isn't what people focus on because it isn't as controversial.

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Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

How soon they forget.
The ACLU was the main supporter of Comedian Rush Limbaugh when the prosecutors wanted to search his medical records.
But, of course, to attack them for this; the past must be conveniently dismissed.

There is no place for a painting of Jesus in this courthouse.
Except for maybe as an excuse that any verdict handed down by the court is irrelevant - Only God has the authority to judge. And until He does so, I am innocent!
Now what Party by and large would use such a defense?

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and lets take a survey on how many people here support rush fucking limbaugh..................

survey says!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the square root of zero give a fuck about rush limbaugh........

fuck man name another non homosexuall supporting, non religious bashing deed the ACLU did?????????

The ACLU needs to focus on something a little more important and relevant as this.

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Than you are right now, the U.N. is undone.
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun.
The threat is real, the Locust King has come.
Don't tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done.
It's payback time at the United Abominations!

Here are links on the ACLU website not based on homosexual rights or separation of church and state issues.

American Civil Liberties Union : Criminal Justice
American Civil Liberties Union : Death Penalty
American Civil Liberties Union : Disability Rights
American Civil Liberties Union : Drug Policy
American Civil Liberties Union : Free Speech
American Civil Liberties Union : Immigrants Rights
American Civil Liberties Union : Intl Human Rights
American Civil Liberties Union : National Security
American Civil Liberties Union : Police Practices
American Civil Liberties Union : Prisoner Rights
American Civil Liberties Union : Privacy Technology
American Civil Liberties Union : Racial Justice
American Civil Liberties Union : Reproductive Freedom
American Civil Liberties Union : Rights of the Poor
American Civil Liberties Union :
American Civil Liberties Union : Voting Rights
American Civil Liberties Union : Womens Rights

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"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

So, because Limbaugh is despised, his medical records are fair game?
I don't give a rats' ass about this blowbag, but privacy trumps all.
Limbaugh is not the issue.

Without the ACLU, this country would be in much poorer shape.
You know their victories - excluding homosexual/religious - just as well as I do.

Do I agree with all their positions? - NO.
But one must take the good with the bad.

EDIT-
2-fingered typing foils me yet again.
Partofme provided the info you requested.
The question is - will you view it?

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gee thanks professor

not the point what are they known for in the media ????????

which was my point

Naturally the media will focus on controversy because that gets ratings but that is not what you said. Maybe you should be a little more clear. So do you think the media's coverage of political organizations is always balanced?

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"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"