Comments on: Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Ban Protests At Military Funerals

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 02:08:01 +0000

Fred Phelps is a long-time Democrat. He has sought election to office a few times, and he and his brother actively campaigned for Al Gore. The ACLU will pour its heart into this litigation.

The ACLU is really an acronym for America’s Champion of Lascivious Uniformity.

By: BLACKFIVE

BLACKFIVE — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:50:19 +0000

ACLU Defends Fred Phelps and Military Funeral Protestors
Stop the ACLU has the story along with information about Federal legislation barring protests at military funerals (within 300 feet). [More Counter Phelps posts – His Intent (MUST read before considering action, please), Patriot Guards (help shield the…

By: Red Hot Cuppa Politics

Red Hot Cuppa Politics — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:15:25 +0000

Measure To Limit Cruelty At Military Funerals …
There’s a point where freedom of speech crosses over into cruelty. Anti-war protests outside of Walter Reed Hospital falls into this territory, as does the wacko group that does anti-war protests outside of military funerals

By: kerwin_brown

kerwin_brown — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:16:06 +0000

I thought grave yards were private property. If they are private property then trespassing laws should prevent the protest or push them back. The federal government does not have legal jurisdiction unless the grave yards are federal property. Even if the graveyard in question is government owned they have the right to determine who does and does not enter it and what purposes it can be entered for. Court houses are government property and yet no one has the right to enter them and set up protests when court is in session. The same for legislative and executive buildings and so why should graveyards be immune. So even if the graveyard is public property then trespassing laws should protect those burying their friends, associates, and loved ones. If you cause too much of a scene in a business they will call the police and have you thrown out so I don’t see what the problem is with handling these protestors.

By: Conservative Culture

Conservative Culture — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:30:18 +0000

Funeral Protests and A New Convert
What a contrast from two news stories.
On one hand there is Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church an independent primitive Baptist Church with no formal ties to any other group. If there were ties I am sure no one would admit to it now. He has …

By: Rhymes With Right

Rhymes With Right — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:39:09 +0000

Move To Limit Military Funeral Protests
I am not supportive of this. States have been passing laws regarding funeral protests by the reprehensible blasphemers of the Lord’s name from Westboro Baptist (sic) Church (sic), the family cult bred by Fred Phelps. I’ve not been ver supportive….

By: Small Town Veteran

Small Town Veteran — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:14:34 +0000

Sunday Link Round-up (Updated)
I’m still draggin’. I’m going to have to settle for another Read these list for now: Greyhawk: Operation Swarmer Greyhawk: The War that Wasn’t John Hinderaker: Eureka, I Think Jim Lindgren: Grim Milestone Reached: US Deaths in Iraq Surpass Worst

By: The Dread Pundit Bluto

The Dread Pundit Bluto — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:00:05 +0000

Federal Ban of Military Funeral Protests Proposed
The Westboro Baptist Church is a cult of about 100 members, most of whom are related to the cult’s founder Fred Phelps.

By: jimmy

jimmy — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:17:08 +0000

On the funeral issue, which I totally skipped, that’s a tricky one.

These people suck. Badly. Honestly, though, so long as they operate on public property and don’t cause immediate violence they should probably be allowed to do what they want to do…. maybe?

I hate them for it. A lot. They’re scum. I hate NAZI’s, too. They pull the same kind of ridiculous, obnoxious nonsense. In general, though, I would never fight against the scums ability to spread their disgusting messages. It isn’t my place, or the government’s to decide what opinion is right or wrong.

HOWEVER. I would be all for a ban of ANY political social gathering at a funeral. Isolating special cases of calm doesn’t bother me one bit so long as those bans are carefully considered.

We totally agree. In the future I”d like to see a graveyard stay a protected location.

By: apostle

apostle — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 03:33:39 +0000

They should be ashamed to call themselves Christians. No Bible I have ever read says anything close to “God Hates Fags”, though He does hate homosexuality. “Thank God for dead soldiers.” That is the most un-Christian thing I’ve ever heard anyone say. I’ll be blogging about that on my Christian site to let every Christian know what I think of that behavior.