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by Simon Cowell of the RR » Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:49 am
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by Lotrabme » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:10 am
by Northern Dominus » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:11 am
Honestly I don't know how to feel about this. On the one hand the Westboro Baptist Church are a bunch of inbred misanthropes who obviously don't read the book they claim to live their lives by, because if they did they either missed or skimmed over the parts where it says "do unto others" and "love thy neighbor". As a member of the Patriot Guard Ridersand a veteran it fills me with glee when I can back my motorcycle right up to their protest line and twist the throttle, thereby drowning out their message of hate but blasting them with hot exhaust, but really we shouldn't have to do this in order to safeguard the sanctity of a family mounring the loss of a loved one.Genivaria wrote:Congress Passes Restrictions On Military Funeral Protests, Delivers Blow To Westboro Baptist Church
Westboro Baptist Church protesters will soon be severely limited in their ability to disrupt military funerals, after Congress passed a sweeping veterans bill this week that includes restrictions on such demonstrations.
According to "The Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012," which is now headed to President Barack Obama's desk, demonstrators will no longer be allowed to picket military funerals two hours before or after a service. The bill also requires protestors to be at least 300 feet away from grieving family members.
This aspect of the legislation was introduced by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), who, at the urging of a teenage constituent, proposed new limitations on military funeral demonstrations as a response to a 2011 Supreme Court case that ruled such actions were protected under the First Amendment.
In the wake of that decision, many have turned to counter-protest efforts to block Westboro Baptist Church's disruptive and insensitive displays, which frequently suggest that U.S. soldiers have been killed as God's vengeance for gay tolerance.
Thousands turned out in Missouri last month, forming a "human wall" around a church where the service for a fallen soldier was being held.
Earlier in July, hundreds of Texas A&M students showed up in a similar effort, joining together to create a barrier between Westboro Baptist Church members and a military funeral.
And while not at a specific service, a group of demonstrators dressed as zombies gathered at a military base in Washington last month, far outnumbering and overshadowing followers of the far-right congregation.
The bill also contains a variety of measures meant to address veterans health, benefits, housing and education. Obama is expected to sign to the legislation later this month.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/0 ... 33080.html
I'm sure I don't have to tell you who the WBBC is.
I personally support a restriction on their actions, although I am aware that an argument could be made against this bill for reasons of Free Speech.
What do ya'll think of this NS?
by Norstal » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:16 am
Risottia wrote:I think it's wrong that such a measure is enforced about soldiers' funerals only. It should be about ANYONE's funeral.
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by Of the Free Socialist Territories » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:19 am
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by Typhlochactas » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:27 am
by Democratic Koyro » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:33 am
by Northern Dominus » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:35 am
Exactly. All this is going to do is result in a big court case and a PR coup for the scum from Kansas.
by Samozaryadnyastan » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:56 am
Nadkor wrote:Swith Witherward wrote:
They target military funerals in order to get exposure. Their protests are horrid; children do not need to see a bunch of assholes holding signs telling them that their mommy or daddy died because God hates America, etc. It's pretty uncommon for them to target any other funeral unless the deceased can gain them some media attention.
They have admitted to, for example, picketing the funeral of a Muslim man's wife because he had admonished them for burning a Quran a week beforehand.
While this may be a relatively isolated example, I fail to see why military funerals should have protections that that man's wife's funeral would not.
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by Ifreann » Fri Aug 03, 2012 6:10 am
Nadkor wrote:I fail to see why military funerals should be protected ahead of the funerals of the countless other people that Westboro Baptist feels the need to picket.
by Big Jim P » Fri Aug 03, 2012 6:50 am
by Grenartia » Fri Aug 03, 2012 6:57 am
The Republic of Lanos wrote:Doesn't this make you wish WBC would just go the fuck away...
by Grenartia » Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:04 am
by Der Laufeland » Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:08 am
by Woodstead » Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:10 am
Nadkor wrote:I fail to see why military funerals should be protected ahead of the funerals of the countless other people that Westboro Baptist feels the need to picket.
by Miss Defied » Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:15 am
by Der Kaiser Mikey III » Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:18 am
by Roan Cara » Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:21 am
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