Congress Strikes Major Blow to the Westboro Wacko's

[jdkinman]

Adding my appreciation for a young lady raised correctly. Mizzou/Columbia is a top-shelf school. I've hired many a graduate from there and was never disappointed with either their ability, initiative or work ethics.

As a veteran, I disagree 100% with Congress stepping in. We have a First Amendment that guarantees the right of assembly and freedom of expression. What is to stop a Demo-controlled Congress, someday, from doing the same thing to Patriot Riders if liberal town residents complain about "being frightened of rough looking motorcycle riders?"

Or that all those flags present an eyesore?

Or.

Or.

The physical walls of separation are doing more to deflate the Topeka freakshow than anything our inept, braindead "regime-minded" Congress and gov't can do.

If the Congress really wanted to deal with these inflammatory issues, they'd issue a law stating that "you reap what you sow." Translation: If you burn a flag to upset a group of people, do not be surprised if they get so upset that they "adjust" you in such a way that you'll think long and hard before trying to intentionally upset a group of people again.

Same with the Topeka freakshow (I refuse to call them a church or Baptists). If they needed some dental work and reconstructive surgery after prancing and waddling around yelling "GOD HATES SOLDIERS" and other such vile crap ONLY to rile and inflame folks, all their gas and transportation money would be going to plastic surgeons.

*Shrug* Dunno. I guess us ol' west Texas country folks were raised a bit different. Back there and back then, if you intentionally insulted another man, you'd either better been able to back it up or you were going to be spitting teeth.

We were pretty polite and tolerant of each other back then. If we weren't, there was always a price to pay.

I'd much rather go in that direction than any direction the gov't mandates us in.

JD

[Divided Attention]

I agree that I don't want Congress involved. These "human shields" are working just fine. It is time that WE stand up and fight this junk...not expect Congress or the police to do it for us.

Keep it dignified and mature and stand strong.

[MeMelYup]

We don't need any more stupid laws. Personally I think picketing or whatever of a funeral should be disturbing the peace.

[woodsong]

What we really need is a SCOTUS ruling that beating the snot out of protesters is free speech.

If burning the American Flag is covered under the 1A then I don't see why this shouldn't be either.

Back when Flag burning was in the news, didn't Tennessee establish a $1.00 fine as the punishment for beating the snot out of flag-burners?

[Heartland Patriot]

We don't need any more stupid laws. Personally I think picketing or whatever of a funeral should be disturbing the peace.

This is what the WBC crowd counts on...that they WILL get arrested for "disturbing the peace", then be able to sue for having their "rights" infringed. I like the human walls technique, or the Patriot Guard riders, coupled with a general social stand against these people. They only call themselves a church to get tax-exempt status, its all about the money. Maybe if they can't make cash off of this schtick anymore, they'll call it quits.

[hounddog]

I've been a member of Baptist churches the majority of my life, and I've never seen one like that bunch of nut cases. I'm pretty much in agreement with everything that's been said about this situation. But Pucker mentioned something about a magazine called Gardens & Guns. Just recently, I read in one of my gun magazines about someone wanting to advertise gun stuff in that mag. They were refused and it sounds like they don't really want anything to do with guns. I think it was in Guns or American Handgunner. I didn't mean to get off topic, but I think this is info that needs to be shared.