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**GECEDEANY** · 12-01-2011, 06:42 PM

Last night the Arizona legislature passed, and Governor Brewer immediately signed into law, a measure prohibiting protests at or near funeral sites.

This was in response to Westboro Baptist Church rumblings that they'd protest the funerals of the victims, particularly the funeral of nine-year-old Christina Taylor Green to be held tomorrow.

Law passed to ban picketing at Tucson funerals - U.S. news - Crime & courts - msnbc.com

While the legislature of Arizona is overwelmingly Republican, as is the governor, this measure passed unanimously and should be taken as a bipartisan issue.

My gripe with that is that there's no way in the world this should have been bipartisan.

After all the bitching and moaning conservatives and Republicans have done over the last couple days whenever it's been so much as suggested that maybe politicians should be a little more responsible in their public speech they then turn around and actually PASS A LAW that restricts the free speech of others.

Let me repeat that:

It is retarded liberal hippy nonsense to expect that major national conservative and Republican leaders conduct themselves as adults in their speech but it perfectly acceptable for conservative Republican leaders to limit other's right to free speech by force of law.

Pretty fucking lame.

12-01-2011, 06:42 PM	#3
GECEDEANY Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	In wake of "Giffords" shooting Arizona responds by infringing on free speech Last night the Arizona legislature passed, and Governor Brewer immediately signed into law, a measure prohibiting protests at or near funeral sites. This was in response to Westboro Baptist Church rumblings that they'd protest the funerals of the victims, particularly the funeral of nine-year-old Christina Taylor Green to be held tomorrow. Law passed to ban picketing at Tucson funerals - U.S. news - Crime & courts - msnbc.com While the legislature of Arizona is overwelmingly Republican, as is the governor, this measure passed unanimously and should be taken as a bipartisan issue. My gripe with that is that there's no way in the world this should have been bipartisan. After all the bitching and moaning conservatives and Republicans have done over the last couple days whenever it's been so much as suggested that maybe politicians should be a little more responsible in their public speech they then turn around and actually PASS A LAW that restricts the free speech of others. Let me repeat that: It is retarded liberal hippy nonsense to expect that major national conservative and Republican leaders conduct themselves as adults in their speech but it perfectly acceptable for conservative Republican leaders to limit other's right to free speech by force of law. Pretty fucking lame.
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