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$ The Carolina Indian Voice ' Editorial & ' 1 1 (Opinion Page : 1 Send letters to the editor top i ' P.O. Box 1075, Pembroke, NC 28372 j The editor reserves the right to edit ' ' ^^ibelous^nd/o^length^ettei^ JJf/ 1 * . ?Tj . -? .?:? . A Commoner Comments by Robert Currie Jr. Debasing The "Old Rugged" Symbol of Love With Hate According to Phil Hudgins Dec. 19. 2002 editorial in The Che raw Chronicle of Chcraw. S C.. the state of Virginia .." has a 50-year-old law that bans burning a cross w ith the intent to intimidate. But some of the justices seem to question whether the law might punish just regular. uiuntintidating cross-burners Justice John Paul Stevens said the law would seem to prevent someone from burning a cross out in the middle of the desert somewhere " Then, with appropriate sarcasm. Mr. Hudgins questioned whether" hundreds of good little boys ..have burned crosses out in the middle of the desert just to roast tnarshmallows..." rFroni roasting marshmallows tlirough campfires. on to simply burn- ? ing trash or debris, outside fires are useful But why would burning a cross be necessary, other titan for the purpose of deliberate intinuda- ' lion'' Mr. Hudgins answered with But we know that the Ku Klux Klan people traditionally burned crosses to let somebody know they didn't like him. maybe because of of his skin color or his ethnic origin or his religious beliefs." Like Mr Hudgins. I am hesitant for the Supreme Court.."., to make rules that take away what seem to be First Amendment rights." People..."should be able to express their opinions, with some restraints, of course." And 1 w ould like to suggest a restraint . which should solve the problem. Allow anyone who wishes to bum a cross any time they want to. as long as they do it on their own property. Yes. l" they could still intimidate a next-door neighbor, but not w ith hidden identity, as cowardly racists did in the past. Did they hide their identities because they are cowards? Not necessarily-it only took tlirce or four of them to bomb a church; five or six to bum one, ten or twelve to beat up an elderly person or a teenager, or twenty . thirty or more to lynch a healthy adult. Now weren't they brave? Yes. Uiat was sarcasm! Mr Hudgins asked Santa.."to give all KKK members and their sympathizers a special Christmas present: a nice bound copy of the Christmas story, cmpliasizing the part about the Christ Child's offering peace on earth, good will toward men.' May I add a copy of the precious song. Jesus Loves The Little Children Of The World to that request.emphasizing " red and yellow black and white, they are precious in his sight?" Mr. Hudgins' closing began with : "Maybe they"II figure out they don't need to bum crosses, but rather mend fences Maybe they'll figure out we have enough hate to deal with already. Maybe they'll see the light." Klan members claimed they were not burning . but "lighting" crosses. Still, the universally accepted symbol of Christianity was destroyed with each rally. But if any today want the legal right to "light" crosses.by all means, let the Supreme Court allow them that ? privilege-on their own property! Where they can not cowardly hide their identity , even under hoods and robes. And where the reverence they claim for Christian pnnciples will be nullified by their destruction of the "Old Rugged" sy mbol. so many of their victims hold so dear Think about it please! Thank you! Thank you for re-electing me to the LREMC Board of Directors. I will continue to do my best to remember the confidence you placed in me by your vote and supports. Robert Locklear FREE SAMPLES of POWER THIN? 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