Posted on 01/11/2011 2:37:12 PM PST by Libloather
Arizona Moves To Ban Funeral Protests
The Arizona Legislature has approved emergency legislation to head off picketing by a Topeka church at the funeral service for a 9-year-old girl who was killed during Saturday's shooting in Tucson.
Unanimous votes by the House and Senate on Tuesday send the bill to Gov. Jan Brewer for her expected signature.
The bill prohibiting protests at or near funeral sites would take effect immediately.
The Westboro Baptist Church said Monday it plans to picket Thursday's funeral for Christina Taylor Green. She is one of six people who were killed in the shooting that injured U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 13 others.
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Much as I hate them I can’t agree with this fascism.
Surely they made it a felony with mandatory life sentence...red
It is probably unconstitutional to do this. As long as they are not disturbing the peace or blocking the public acccess or right of way they have a right to peaceably assemble and protest whatever the hell they want.
However I expect the courts to rule that banning a demonstration is unconstitutional.
But the courts can't rule quick enough to stop them from demonstrating at this funeral.
>The bill prohibiting protests at or near funeral sites would take effect immediately.<
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Watch the ACLU give birth to a two-headed cow.
Sorry.
I meant to say that the courts can’t rule quick enough to prevent the law from stopping them at this furneral.
It takes a twisted perverted mind to try to justify picketing/protesting this child’s funeral.
Like it or not, 1st Amendment violation. I happen not to like it, but that’s the way it is.
I believe legislators know that it will be shot down by the courts but at least it will kept the nuts away from this little girls funeral. Look for Phelps to sue for damages though.
WBC is largely made up of the family members of Phred Phelps, and most of the adults are practicing attorneys who somehow make their money from these activities of theirs. Someone gives these people money to support these vicious “protests” of theirs, although I cannot for the life of me imagine who.
I understand your concerns about free speech, but Phelps and his so-called “church” are the real fascists. To protest the funeral of this little girl is obscene and I’m glad that someone is finally going to do something about it.
But will Sheriff Dip-Stick, er.. Dupnik enforce it??????
They should just make it a misdemeanor with a $1 fine to beat hell out ‘em.
Westboro are trouble makers, but the Constitution gives them the right to assemble. Perhaps they should be kept blocks away instead of banned. Just sayin’
I would like to see a bunch of good ol’ boys show up with a 55 gallon drum of tar and a sack of feathers.
And that rail.
Do not his fellow Democrats, in the Democratic Party make any party associations here?
(Did I say..."Democrat" enough?)
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I’m not sure why they are called funeral protests. They are not protesting the funerals. They are very much in favor of them.
I suppose this is vitriol talk, but if those guys died, we wouldn’t have the dilemma of permitting something so awful or stepping on the constitution.
Didn't some other state try the same type of legislation and their supreme court knocked it right down as being unconstitutional?
How can these inhuman bastards even sleep at night? There isn’t a hell hot enough for them.
Not to worry ... The Phoenix area Legion Riders and PGR are going to be there.
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