By US Senator John Kennedy There are certain things that deserve respect and appreciation, and a memorial dedicated to those who died fighting for our country is one of those things.  The Bladensburg peace cross in Prince County, Md., is a 100-year-old memorial that honors 49 local men who died in World War I.  Unfortunately, an unreasonable progressive organization is taking legal action to tear the cross down. Members of this far-left organization believe the memorial is a violation of the First Amendment because it’s shaped like a cross and sits on public property.  They plan to argue their case to the Supreme Court. To me, their argument is both ridiculous and offensive.  They are showing a blatant disrespect for men who fought and died defending our constitutional rights. That’s why I joined a group of 109 members of Congress, including six of my Republican colleagues in the Louisiana delegation, in submitting a letter - called an amicus brief - to the Supreme Court.  This memorial is not an infringement of freedom of religion.  It is a symbolic monument to those who fought in World War I.   The First Amendment forbids the establishment of a national religion, but it also discourages hostility toward a particular … [Read more...]