Court allows group to picket soldiers' funerals (Westboro/Phelps)

The Swamp/The Baltimore Sun ^ | December 7, 2007 | James Oliphant

[Baladas]

A federal appeals court Thursday sided with a Kansas woman who believes that God

[Baladas]

At least the writer of this article seems to know all these Phelps church members are Democrats, can't say that's true for some of the readers' comments.

[NonValueAdded]

Is the 8th circuit jealous of the 9th circus’ fame or something?

[goldstategop]

Free speech has NEVER been absolute. For the idiots at the 8th Circuit, let's point out that funerals are not a public forum and no one is allowed to disturb the private reflections of mourners. You don't have a right to push in your nose where you are not wanted. End of story.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[netmilsmom]

Good one!

[kinoxi]

They will eventually be met with enough opposing force. They are the initial instigatory force. I’m surprised it hasn’t happened yet.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Kansas woman who believes that God’s hatred of homosexuality requires her to picket funerals for American soldiers

She hates homosexuals, so she's picketing military funerals? That's like picketing Sun Microsystems HQ because you hate Windows XP.

[oldbill]

Just try a “free speech” demonstration in this court’s chambers and see how far free speech goes.

[oldbill]

Just try a “free speech” demonstration in this court’s chambers and see how far free speech goes.

[mnehring]

jeeze, the commenters on that article (most) are complete idiots. Phelps is a self proclaimed Marxist who worked for Al Gore. He is as left-wing as they come.

[Red6]

“the Missouri legislature passed a par of laws that prohibited picketing near a funeral location or procession. “

Some laws should not be needed.

[Titan Magroyne]

I wanna see “fightin words” exceptions applied to these buttholes’ lawsuits...

[goldstategop]

I find it amusing to see liberal judges sanction homophobic bigotry just to get back at the military.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[SwinneySwitch]

Havn’t heard of them picketing any South Texas funerals!

[basil]

Constitutionally, I believe you do have that right. Morally, I think it's reprehensible!

Perhaps if these geeks quit getting all the press coverage, and they were just ignored, they'd give it up.

Of course, that isn't going to happen.

[Fishtalk]

Okay...now here’s an idea.

You have issues with homosexuality and you want these issues made public in a way that will most attract attention.

How about this? Take your ridiculous joke of a church financed by just who?...and go to...hey, how about, just throwing it out there...SAN FRANCISCO!

These people have parades and festivals where people walk around completely naked wearing nothing but paint. I’m thinking you’re a right-wing nutcase wanting to make your point...well right there normal heteros are going to be shocked.

Do these kooks really think that Americans are going to make the connection between dead US soldiers and homosexuals for God’s sake?

Or are they just trying to bring the funerals to America’s attention under the disguise of a nutzoid church that is every Moonbat’s concept of an evangelical type of chuch?

Hmmmm...well they CAN’T film those coffins arriving at Dover air force base anymore, the sight byte that halted the Vietnam war and made us walk off in disgrace.

Gotta have some way to insinuated pics of dead soldiers on the American consciousness.

Hey....protest homosexuality at solders’ funerals...that’s the ticket. You get two for one this way...you make America hate a nutty rightwing church which we know they all are...and we get dead soldiers on the TV.

It’s win-win.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

The PGR’s always outnumber these clowns and keep them well away.

[mnehring]

I’ve always wondered why Phelps is so obsessed with Homosexuality? Hmmmm.. is he repressing something?

[Baladas]

Yeah, the whole Phelps clan is a bunch of lawyers that live off lawsuits. A cult and a scam.

[Gene Eric]

The inability for a family to bury their child in peace is reprehensible and violates a basic tenant of humanity. Soldiers pay a much higher price than judges in the service of our Country. I doubt the judges would be sympathetic to similar protests where their honor was the target of the hostility.

[Diogenesis]

What about the rights of the families to THEIR beliefs?
Apparently where Democrats and the Judiciary are involved no evil stone will be unturned.

What a disgusting decision.