The removal of a Christmas tree from the Orange County Superior courthouse Monday has prompted a petition among court employees to have the tree – connected to a gift drive for poor children – put back.So, "we serve the diversity of our community" by banning the symbol of a holiday because a few malcontents oppose it. That's not serving the diversity of the community, it's serving the desires of some dyspeptic curmudgeon.
The six-foot artificial tree, which was adorned with tags seeking toy donations to 'Operation Santa Claus,' was removed Monday after a member of the public complained about the tree being in the courthouse, court spokeswoman Gwen Vieau said.
"It's a public building and we have to serve the diversity of our community,'' she said.
The tree had been put up in the courthouse every holiday season for about 20 years, said Orange County Sheriff's Special Officer Cynthia Guerrero, who runs the courthouse's 'Operation Santa Claus' effort. She was ordered to take down the tree.
How about serving the diversity of our community by honoring the multitudes that would like to see a Christmas tree there?
C'mon people, stupidity is not a requirement for public office.
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I can't believe it, they have NUTS running things even in Orange County, CA. This is absurd!!!!
The forests are full of Christmas Trees, is someone going to get rid of all of them also? Touch my Christmas Tree and you will be DEAD!!!!
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