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🚨Supreme Court rules GIANT CROSS on public land maintained by public funds is NOT govt endorsement of religion. SCOTUS said Maryland’s maintenance for decades shows the opposite—the cross has securlar meaning & purpose. SO no First Amendment violation. nbcnews.com/politics/supre…
😳"The passage of time…gives rise to a strong presumption of constitutionality." SCOTUS reverses lower-court ruling that giant cross on public land maintained at taxpayer expense is unconstit'l. Alito says cross "evolved" to become secular, removal would be hostile to religion. 
Supreme Court's "secular cross" ruling is a BFD. Alito's language invoking history & cultural symbols, will undoubtedly boost white supremacists to maintain offensive Confederate symbols thruout the South—at taxpayer expense. One good thing: SCOTUS acknowledges meaning evolves.
The full "giant secular cross" AMERICAN LEGION v. AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSN opinion. Writing for the majority, ALITO's constitutional nod to religious & cultural symbols is scary. Worse is Thomas' concurrence. Not what this country needs right now. #SCOTUS supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
