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Old 02-03-2011, 03:22 PM   #4
leyliana

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I'm not sure how I feel about this decision. I'm curious to see how others veiw it.

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Westboro Funeral Pickets Are Protected Speech, High Court Rules

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The Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, ruled Wednesday that members of the renegade Westboro Baptist Church have a constitutionally protected right to protest military funerals, though their demonstrations are widely despised and deplored.........

Westboro Funeral Pickets Are Protected Speech, High Court Rules - FoxNews.com


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On one hand these people sicken me.

They make Christianity look pretty ..... fill in the blank.

On the other hand, if we say these people have no right to do this what kind of precedent does that set for future issues/rulings ?
I think most people would agree with you and the ruling. One of the prices we pay to live in an open democratic society, is having to listen to ugly people espousing their ugly ideas.

But of course, we are free to ignore them as well---in the hope they will just go away!
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