The Westboro Baptist Church may be hindered, and eventually stopped, from protesting the funerals of fallen soldiers. President Barack Obama signed a law into effect today, titled Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune families Act of 2012, which provides a large list of benefits to military families. One of the many benefits includes the restrictions placed on protests of military funerals. This is something that many people have wanted, considering certain hate groups have made a name tormenting the families of fallen soldiers. Today is a day that marks a hopeful end to the suffering caused by the notorious Christian hate group.
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church weren't too happy about congress passing the bill, so who knows how pissed they are about this latest bit of news. The Kansas-based group love protesting at soldiers' funerals, holding signs that spout such inflammatory messages as "Thank God for Dead Soldiers." Under this new law, protests can't be held under 300 feet away from military funerals.
If the WBC violates this new law, they could end up having to pay fines as high as $50,000 per offense. The group can't be that rich, right? At any rate, it appears that they aren't necessarily focusing all of their collective attention on fallen soldiers' funerals. The murders of Ashley Key and Britny Haarup attracted the hate group, as did the death of Sylvester Stallone's son. It seems that the WBC just want as much attention as they can get, with or without dead soldiers.
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"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
US patriot & political philosopher (1737 - 1809)"
Stupid people.
A lot of protest limitations have been upheld of late. Try, for instance, to get a protest group WITHIN 300 feet of any Presidential appearance. I saw protestors kept nearly a MILE from a George Bush appearance I attended, and I know there have been objections to distance restrictions at Obama functions. World Bank protestors were held to specific areas, not just distances.
All those, and others, have been challenged and upheld. However, these were permit requirements, Secret Service demands, etc., not laws. I'm sure somebody, perhaps even a hyper-conservative such as yourself, will challenge this.
Until then... let's put a cork in the disdain and dismissive tone, shall we?
It is a common theme in politics to play to voters at the expense of reason, responsibility, human rights, & sometimes even constitutionality.
Paying people for work they didn't do? That's not even an attempt at reason. And I even agree with you that WBC are malicious nut cases.
Soldiers signed up for the money + education, not protection from criticism.
Even if they had, it doesn't seem a logical or fair job perk.
Another big pic view: as imperial-sized and deadly as our military run entirely on borrowed money is, it needs a lot more criticism - not protection from criticism.
A restraining order against someone isn't a violation of their rights-- I look at this current law as a permanent restraining order between assholes and soldiers who die protecting us.
It's more than fair.
I have many times debated in support of the faithful to not be forced to support the gay agenda, not anti-gay.
Just another petty personal attack from Chelsea....In the 'I don't like you so there' typical childish manner.
With literally 100% public support of our two mind-deadening, state political religions - Republican and Democrat, 0% of The U.S.A. are protesting our imperial-size, debt-fueled military.
If they were, we wouldn't have so many damned military funerals to keep dissenters 300' away from.
Dan E. seriously understates: "Stupid people."
Childish and petty.
if it looks like a duck..etc etc etc
@Dan E .. I am certain that this new law will in fact hold up to a challenge as I know that it was crafted using state laws which have been upheld when challenged by the WBC . I know this as I am a personal friend of Zach Parker who is the Maine Stufent whose Civics Project was the beginning of this new law ..
It may very well hold up...It will still be a continuation of the eroding rights of we the people at the hand of political correctness, one of the most terrible diseases our country has ever been stricken with.
Thus the law strikes a balance between the RIGHTS of the Mourners to bury a Loved One in Peace and those of the needy delusional attention whores who would destroy that Peace .
BTW I am a member of the Patriot Guard Riders who has seen the WBC up close and personal .. unlike those arm chair warriors who would defend their uncivil actions as free speech