Judge: Westboro can deface flag at protests
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/0...e-says-090210/
"OMAHA, Neb. — A federal judge overturned Nebraska’s ban on flag mutilation Thursday, clearing the way for Kansas church protesters to continue trampling on the U.S. flag when they protest at military funerals.
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf said the law can’t be applied as long as Megan Phelps-Roper and fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church “otherwise act peacefully while desecrating the American or Nebraska flag during their religiously motivated protests.”................."
The courts will uphold the ruling. They go a long way to cover political speech.
Which makes me wonder how in the world you can have hate speech? Hate cartoons? Oh, it makes a protected group feel bad? So protected groups have more rights than regular folks? It appears so.
But the Westboro turds do it just to get attention and maybe get a reaction that includes something physical so they can sue. Gotta' get their paycheck somehow. Nice little racket they got going.
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