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Laguna Beach has a yearly Patriot’s Day parade. This year it will be held on March 4 and the theme is America–Still United.

The Minuteman Project sent an entry form last night. They got a call from the coordinator saying the entry form is being denied.

The reason given was that Jim Gilchrist ran for congress and he may run for office in the future. She said their by-laws state no political or religious affiliations. The Minutemen explained to her that we were not affiliated with any political group and that we are merely concerned citizens from all races and backgrounds. They told her Jim did run for office, but has not announced any plans for the future. They have looked all over their website and can’t find anything about by-laws. There was nothing on the cover letter included with the entry form.

She said the MMP was too controversial and Jim was involved in protests against the day labor site. The MMP have never called for nor organized any protests in Laguna Beach. Jim and other MM have participated in protests, but they were called for by others.

They asked her what other groups were participating and she named off some including a radical anti-war group that holds protests each and every Saturday at Main Beach.

She said she may consider having them in if they change their name from the Minutemen and as long as no one knows that Gilchrist is involved.

While searching the parade website, the Minutemen found last year’s participants. One of the groups is La Playa Center, they run the Laguna Beach day labor center and they also offer free day care and English language classes. Funds for the La Playa program have come from the city, small grants, donations from local churches, and individual gifts.

For the past eight years, students at La Playa Center have marched in the Patriots Day Parade with their children.