Saturday, August 04, 2007

What does the ACLU do if no one objects to a "Jesus is Lord" sign?

Don't they have to have standing?

As you enter the small town of Alorton, Ill., you'll see two green-and-white billboards that read: "Welcome to The Village of Alorton. Where Jesus is Lord. Randy McCallum Mayor."

As if on cue, the American Civil Liberties Union is objecting. The group says the signs may be unconstitutional, but hasn't determined what action, if any, to take.

Callie Mobley, who was mayor in the 1980s, pushed for the signs.

"All I got was compliments," she told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "And I mean I got compliments. Compliments, compliments, compliments."

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