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Yesterday in a 6-3 decision, the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled that state and local governments have a constitutional
right to ban public nudity. The case involved an Erie, Pennsylvania
ordinance that banned public nudity and had been challenged by an
"adult" club.
This ruling by the highest court of our land rips away
even the last fig leaf excuse that DNR Secretary George Meyer has been
hiding behind in his refusal to ban public nudity on the tax-funded beach
at Mazomanie. The secretary has the power to end the nudity and lewdity at
Mazo beach today by issuing a regulation banning it. If nudity in a
private dance club can be banned by law, surely nudity on a public beach
can be proscribed by regulation! Dane County District Attorney Nicks has
the go-ahead from the U.S. Supreme Court to prosecute the public nudity
even if Meyer will not ban it. Governor Thompson has the constitutional
power to order both Meyer and Nicks to do the right thing on behalf of our
state's children and her moral climate.
"If the nude beach at Mazo opens again this spring, it will be an
obvious and ever present symbol of the power which a sexually perverse
elite holds over some of the highest officials in Dane County and the
State of Wisconsin. Thompson, Meyer, and Nicks are approaching a
crossroads which will reveal their hearts and their morals. As for
Wisconsin Christians United, we will continue on in our efforts to end the
madness at Mazo. We are in the process of sending a very powerful packet
of materials to 7,700 residents around Mazo; 4,500 packets have gone out
this far. We are also putting together a nuisance lawsuit, conducting a
petition drive, preparing to air radio spots, and considering other
options available to us. There is simply too much at stake for us to do
less than everything possible to close down that infamous and dangerous
beach front brothel on the Wisconsin River."
Pastor Ralph Ovadal, Director, Wisconsin Christians United
For more information, call (608)328-4841.
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