MikeK
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Anyone who is not among the super-rich but supports Citizens United.Who's a "right-wing fanatic"?
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Anyone who is not among the super-rich but supports Citizens United.Who's a "right-wing fanatic"?
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Anyone who is not among the super-rich but supports Citizens United.Who's a "right-wing fanatic"?
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YES!
Congress Passes Restrictions On Military Funeral Protests, Delivers Blow To Westboro Baptist Church
And here's something else I'll hardly ever say:
GO CONGRESS!
Strongly suspect it will not be upheld by the supreme court, and it shouldn't be. Westboro Baptist Church is offensive, but living a life free of being offended is not a right.
Why? They're not denying them their right to protest, they're simply creating reasonable conditions under which they can protest to promote public safety.
Namely, their own safety.
The court has long upheld that obscene speech can be limited.
Its hard to imagine how a reasonable person wouldn't view this form of speech as obscene.
I wouldnt call what they say obscene...mostly...maybe the God hates Fags stuff. But the God hates YOU stuff...not obscene just a really really messed up opinion.
In just wish theyd find a better forum to express that opinion...
like Foo Fighters concerts! ( God I love the Foo! )
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWSeDYTHtiQ]Foo Fighters sing to Westboro in counter-protest - YouTube[/ame]
and ComicCon!
Super Heroes vs. the Westboro Baptist Church - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
Yup....it really pisses me off when they say God hates Fags....and especially when they say God wants soldiers to die!
I'm all for free speech....but there is a limit to what someone should get away with. When it spews hate like they do, it has to be stopped. I'm really glad congress passed this....and i can't imagine Obama not signing it!
Strongly suspect it will not be upheld by the supreme court, and it shouldn't be. Westboro Baptist Church is offensive, but living a life free of being offended is not a right.
Why? They're not denying them their right to protest, they're simply creating reasonable conditions under which they can protest to promote public safety.
Namely, their own safety.
I'm not really all that concerned about their safety. They have the right to express their opnions no matter what that opinion might be. I expect the SC will overturn it and they should.
Bottom line is that you either have the right to free speech or you don't
There is no middle ground. The is no such thing as limited freedom of speech.
Why?Strongly suspect it will not be upheld by the supreme court, and it shouldn't be. Westboro Baptist Church is offensive, but living a life free of being offended is not a right.
Why?Strongly suspect it will not be upheld by the supreme court, and it shouldn't be. Westboro Baptist Church is offensive, but living a life free of being offended is not a right.
They upheld hate speech laws, why would they care about stopping another restriction on free speech?
I'm not really all that concerned about their safety. They have the right to express their opnions no matter what that opinion might be. I expect the SC will overturn it and they should.
YES!
Congress Passes Restrictions On Military Funeral Protests, Delivers Blow To Westboro Baptist Church
And here's something else I'll hardly ever say:
GO CONGRESS!
I already started a thread about how stupid this is, I guess you missed it. To some it up, only totalitarians, or people who think totalitarians have a point, ever support laws to restrict anyone's freedom, because it always comes back to bite them in the ass.
http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/238112-congress-delivers-blow-to-mai-lai-survivors.html