The case has been sent back to U.S. District Judge Allen Sharp to work out a constitutional remedy. Considering the ruling, I think that's a problematic thing to say. He has suggested adding secular monuments to the area, or turning the parcel over to a church or other private entity. This is absolutely ridiculous. Thomas described Elkhart, a city of 52,000, as a relatively religious but average community.
People are against gambling.
But they'll drink just like anywhere else. The monument came to public attention in 1998 after the Ku Klux Klan possibly made reference to it during a rally outside City Hall. Mann said the monument was overgrown with shrubs until a landscaper cleaned it off, about the time of the Klan rally. If they hadn't cleared it off, none of this would have happened. Janice Hayden, owner of the Old Style Deli, said she's one of the few people who 'supports the law' and the possible removal of the Ten Commandments.