Posted on 07/26/2015 11:27:48 AM PDT by BBell
The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana is concerned Gov. Bobby Jindal may disregard the constitutional rights of the Westboro Baptist Church with his latest executive order.
"Governor Jindal's Executive Order ... is misguided and has the potential to be used to infringe on protestors' First Amendment rights," said the ACLU in a statement Sunday morning.
Jindal issued an order Saturday mostly aimed at keeping the Westboro Baptist Church -- and presumably the vulgar "God Hates Fags" signs they usually carry -- away from the funerals of two Lafayette movie theater shootings victims.
"They come here to Louisiana. They try to disrupt these funerals. We're going to lock them up," said Jindal about the Westboro Baptist Church, during a Sunday morning appearance on "Face The Nation."
"They better not try that nonsense here," he added.
The church, with about a dozen members, organizes protests at high-profile funerals around the country. The ACLU finds the protests distasteful and sympathizes with Jindal's desire to protect the victims' loved ones, but says the group's right are protected by the First Amendment.
Louisiana already has a law on the books to protect loved ones and other funeral goers from such protests. Law enforcement is allowed to keep protesters 300 feet to 500 feet away from any funeral proceedings from two hours before the services start, until two hours after they conclude.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
Why of course... far be it from them to try to lift a finger to push the “phenomenon” closetward. They never protest anyone who has any impact upon the culprits.
bttt
They'd like it to come from suing people who stand up to them, but I'm not sure how lucrative that's been lately.
BINGO
Plus also they make every effort, (the Westies), to damage the good name of those who put their faith in the Savior.
America has hit its rock bottom and it has no choice but to get up and rise again!
God Bless Gov. Jindal!
While on the surface seeming to make a valid point, the spirit is all wrong. They never get in the face of those closest to the problem, who might be able to make an impact. This more reflective of the devil’s point-and-laugh than the divine warning.
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