Hostettler asks Legion to help confront ACLU
Courier Press
Rep. John Hostettler, R-Ind., called veterans who belong to the American Legion to fight again, “to defend our sacred liberties.”
“This battle will be fought with letters, e-mails, phone calls and personal visits,” he said.
The enemy? The American Civil Liberties Union.
Hostettler was speaking Tuesday to 700 members of the American Legion who are in Washington for an annual convention. Tuesday afternoon, many of them went to lobby their representatives, and Hostettler’s bill, the Public Expression of Religion Act, was on their list of requests.
Hostettler told the crowd that Gibson County’s Ten Commandments display challenge began because “a local strip club owner said he was offended. If he meant it troubled his conscience, the monument is a benefit to the community.”
Chuckles rippled throughout the hotel ballroom, and then applause.
Ultimately, the display was held to be constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
But often it goes the other way. Hostettler said, “The more cases they win, the more this false right is reinforced.”
Hostettler told the group he has failed to get the bill made into law in four consecutive congressional sessions, and this is the fifth time he’s tried.
“We need to pass PERA, and we need to pass PERA now,” he said. He urged American Legion members to spread the word to their friends that they oppose “the ACLU and their minions who would enrich themselves at the expense of our Constitution.”
Hostettler closed the speech by saying although the ACLU wouldn’t like him saying so, “May He (God) continue to bless the United States of America.”
This is important legislation that needs to be passed. YOU need to contact YOUR Representative and tell them to support this. You can read about PERA here. Now, seriously, contact your representative. You can find their contact info here.
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Congressman contacted…again.
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