Many of you know Hal Shurtleff and Camp Constitution. It’s a summer camp that celebrates the founding of America. No, not that made-up Marxist/Racist crap the left is shoveling.
The mission of Camp Constitution is to enhance understanding of our Judeo-Christian moral heritage, our American heritage of courage and ingenuity, including the genius of our United States Constitution, and the application of free enterprise, which together gave our nation an unprecedented history of growth and prosperity, making us the envy of the world. We want to motivate, inspire and activate this generation of Patriots as well as the next generation of Patriots. We want to help find, develop, and train leaders in the freedom fight.
Much like Nashua has a public flag pole that they refuse to allow just anyone to use, so does Boston. But in the case of Camp Constitution, Hal wanted to raise a flag described as “Christian” on the application and was refused.
It’s been four years and lots of time in court, but Liberty Counsel, representing Hal and Camp Constitution, has filed with the US Supreme Court to have their case heard.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Liberty Counsel has filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Boston resident Hal Shurtleff and his Christian civic organization, Camp Constitution, arguing that the city of Boston violated the First Amendment by censoring a private flag in a public forum merely because the application form referred to the flag as a “Christian flag.” …
Never has Boston censored any flag until the Camp Constitution’s flag, which is white with a blue square in the upper corner and a red cross. The flag contains no writing. Under oath, the city official testified the flag would have been approved if the application did not refer to it as a “Christian flag.” The word “Christian” on the application alone triggered the censorship. The official said he had never heard of a “Christian flag” until Camp Constitution’s application. This testimony showed that if Camp Constitution had not referred it the flag on the application with the word “Christian,” it would not have been censored.
(Emphasis in the original – more details here.)
The bias in this denial is obvious, and there is no legal ground to support the rejection, but the courts have failed to see it that way so far, but there is no guarantee the Supreme Court will take the case. It seems simple enough, and you’d think it would be an easy matter to adjudicate, but you never know.
We hope they get their day in court.
You can learn more or support Camp Constitution Here.