Posted on 07/28/2015 6:49:45 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The freedom riders, local fire dept and local residents drowned them out and a lady whose property boundaries the protest area turned her sprinkler on them.
and Phelps is a disbarred attorney and a democrat.
Bring it on.
Our corrupt legal system is more than a match for them.
Phelps daughter is an attorney. This is what they do.
The Louisiana legal system is unique in the USA.
Are you from Louisana? I used to spend part of my summers in Flatwoods. I had several Great Aunts and Uncles there.
Westboro is just a bunch of standard-issue Dhimmicraps.
Sorry, Governor, although I agree with you, Westboro has a right to spew its hatred. There is this little thing called the First Amendment.
If someone shows up to countreprotest them, maybe they’ll get violent. then Jindal can have them arrested legitimately.
“Free speech zones” are allowable. Let the morons protest.
If Jindal and the media were to ignore them, they’d stop showing up.
MSM is using Westboro to marginalize ALL Christians. That’s why they get so much press. They fit a useful narrative.
Bring in a private water truck with private citizens hosing them down as a matter of counter-free speech.
It's a stretch to call everything that displays an opinion as "Free Speech". Else, all the noise ordinances are illegal and must be abolished now - any noise at any time needs to be allowed no matter that it ruins the sleep of others.
According to Wikipedia:
WBC’s travel expenses exceed $200,000 annually.
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Westboro is funded entirely by its congregation and accepts no outside donations.
The church has received money from lawsuits and legal fees.
For example, they sued the city of Topeka several times in the 1990s.
WBC received $16,500, and is pursuing another $100,000, in legal fees for a case won in court. The WBC is considered a nonprofit organization by the federal government, and is therefore exempt from paying taxes.
MY COMMENT: $200,000 a year in TRAVEL expenses to agitate everywhere in this country !!
A few of their members must have the monetary wherewithal to shoulder their expenses as they have less than 40 people as members.
There are no members. It is family only.
I have tried to go there several years ago after they had protested a Marines funeral that is when I found out how they operate.
I used to live within 40 miles of their place.
There money comes from lawsuits. There is no one bankrolling them.
You can be censored for anti-gay opinions but Westboro is allowed to picket a funeral. smh
90% of the time, they just never show up.
I bet they are funded by Soros.
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