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To be honest, I think Westboro was a leftwing plant
To be honest, I think Westboro was a leftwing plant for this reason, they wanted the court to go the other way but it didn't, if the supreme court would have outlawed this, they would have outlawed any type of decent in America when it comes to petitioning the government for a redress in grievance. This was a good decision by the court. Free speech applies to all, and free speech was given to us to protect unpopular speech, not popular speech. I give the SC kudos on this one.
Excellent, a new conspiracy theory!
I believe that free speech should be respected but I can't believe that somebody could be a big enough asshole to disrupt somebody's funeral - especially when that someone died protecting your free speech rights.
To be honest, I think Westboro was a leftwing plant for this reason, they wanted the court to go the other way but it didn't, if the supreme court would have outlawed this, they would have outlawed any type of decent in America when it comes to petitioning the government for a redress in grievance. This was a good decision by the court. Free speech applies to all, and free speech was given to us to protect unpopular speech, not popular speech. I give the SC kudos on this one.
Excellent, a new conspiracy theory!
Say what you want, but to outlaw unpopular free speech would have led to tea party rallies being broken up by the police. Maybe I see it from a different angle then you do, but I feel I am right here. I am also a disabled vet, just so you know.
The court got this one wrong. Alto is correct there are multiple avenues for this WBC to conduct their Free Speech. (Free speech in their case = hate speech)
And they could do it without the disrespect they show to our heroes and their families.
I will say it again; If they ever show up at a funeral where I am attending as an honor Guard or Color guard, someone will need to come downtown and pay my bail.
I believe that free speech should be respected but I can't believe that somebody could be a big enough asshole to disrupt somebody's funeral - especially when that someone died protecting your free speech rights.
The supremes voted 8 - 1 to disrespect dead US servicemen and in favor of talking ass-wipes. Not only that, but the dead soldiers family needs to pay for the ass-wipes' legal fees. They gave a son's life to defend the USSC and the US, and only Alito got the opinion right.
Westboro Funeral Pickets Are Protected Speech, High Court Rules - FoxNews.com
Lets do a poll on who got it right, Alito or the pukes.
The court got this WRONG. Alito got it RIGHT. There is no moral or decent need for these WBC people to disrespect the funeral of a hero for their own political purposes. In fact I might even consider what they do Terrorism (the act of causing injury for a solely political purpose).
I will say this.... if anyone had done something like this at my father's funeral ten years ago, more than one of THEM would have left in a pine box.
I don't see how imposing a restraining order of 500 yards, as a consideration of the noise pollution, is a violation of Freedom of Speech???
Protecting funerals for military personnel against protesters is hardly a crack in the 1st Amendment. There should be limits of 1-mile or more, then they could have all the free speech they want. Its not the speech, its disrespecting the dead soldiers.
Keep the speech, but put a large enough buffer to protect the rights of privacy of others.
True liberty and freedom is when you seek to protect the rights of those you may despise the most.