The American Legion’s defense of war memorials currently under attack by the American Civil Liberties Union is getting the attention of the mainstream media. For years the ACLU has targeted crosses at these historic memorials, falsely claiming such displays violate the U.S. Constitution. Frivolous lawsuits filed by the ACLU and its lawyers have funneled millions of dollars into ACLU coffers. If successful, these suits could even threaten religious symbols at veterans’ cemeteries. The American Legion has joined forces with the Alliance Defense Fund and the Liberty Legal Institute to protect and defend memorials from being dismantled by the courts.

“During the last Congress, The American Legion launched a national awareness campaign to pass the Public Expression of Religion Act, known as PERA,” Past National Commander Tom Bock said last week, while representing National Commander Paul Morin who was on travel overseas. “PERA passed overwhelmingly in the House but its companion bill was introduced late in the 109th Congress without enough time to get a floor vote in the Senate. Today, its successor – The Veterans’ Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expression of Religion Protection Act of 2007 has been introduced in both chambers – H.R. 725 in the House and S. 415 in the Senate. This time, The American Legion, ADF and Liberty Legal Institute are joined together to make this new PERA the law of the land.”

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