Posted on 03/11/2006 6:55:41 AM PST by pissant
I shoot him just for protesting Mr. Rogers.
His whole family is a waste of skin and air.
This would be one to turn over to Janet Reno. Let her give them the "Waco" treatment.
Protesting Mr. Rodgers and Ronals Reagan? Now that is diversity.
He is also the epitome of everything the elitist secular left would love to believe about every Christian conservative in America.
Yes.
It astounds me that his kids are just as retarded as he is.
Because some dimocrat selected AG would crucify the family member for poaching on government property. Remember, they have to wait until you are dead to stop your killer.
Well, I can't say I'm for incinerating wacko religious cults. But its awful tempting.
Gore is probably the only person in the US that is as stupid as Phelps.
They're inbreds.
AKA "Uncle Grandpa". ;-)
LOL. If only that were true...there's always Howard Dean and a cast of thousands waiting in the wings...
INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a bill into law Thursday that makes disorderly conduct within 500 feet of a funeral a felony offense _ putting Indiana among the first states to enact a law in response to a Kansas-based group that protests military funerals.
Lawmakers and Daniels wanted to enact the new law ahead of a possible protest at a funeral Monday in Kokomo for Army Sgt. Rickey Jones, who was killed last week in Iraq.
"That family's gone through enough already," said Republican Sen. Brent Steele of Bedford, the bill's sponsor. "It's nice to see it's in effect right now."
Daniels' action came less than two hours after the state Senate voted 48-1 to give final legislative approval to the bill. Daniels had said he wanted to sign the bill as soon as possible.
"Indiana respects the First Amendment, even for the most despicable forms of speech," Daniels said Wednesday. "But equally, we're determined to protect the bereavement and honor the sacrifices of those who've done the most important public service at all. That bill's not going to reach my desk _ I'm going to sign it at the front door."
Senators applauded when Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman announced the bill signing. Steele thanked legislative leaders for putting the bill on a fast track.
"I have heard from thousands of Hoosiers on this issue and they almost unanimously feel this is the right thing to do for the families of our fallen heroes and the funerals of all Hoosiers," Steele said.
Steele proposed the new law after a protest by members of Westboro Baptist Church at an August funeral in Martinsville for a soldier killed in Iraq, during which the marchers dragged U.S. flags on the ground and shouted insults at soldier's family members.
Small groups from the Topeka, Kan., congregation have since protested at other funerals for servicemen in Indiana and have done so in several other states, claiming that soldiers are dying in Iraq because the United States harbors homosexuals.
Disorderly conduct within 500 feet of a funeral, burial, funeral procession or viewing in Indiana is now a felony offense punishable by six months to three years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
At least a dozen other states, including Illinois and Ohio, are considering similar measures. Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has already signed legislation banning protests at funerals.
Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry is expected to sign by Friday a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to picket within 500 feet of a cemetery, mortuary or church from one hour before a funeral service until one hour afterward.
The Westboro Baptist Church, a group made up largely of the founder's family members, has vowed to challenge funeral restrictions in court, saying they violate free speech rights and target a church's religious beliefs.
Constitutional scholars say if the laws are challenged, the courts likely will look to rulings on laws governing abortion protests. The question could be whether a church, funeral home or cemetery is considered a private or public location during a ceremony. .
And it does not suprise me that he is a democrat politician either.
*shudder* that must be it.
The main, upsetting fact is that Phelps antics are WIDELY reported in the press and those reports make there way, in volumes, across every liberal blog, with the "see how stupid those right wing crazies are" comments. Of, course, the LameStreamMedia knows Phelps has no following, but that is never part of their reports on him.
Yep, their family tree is a stump.
CC
You and usmcobra think alike.
Dean isn't completely stupid. He lies to fire up the base, but he knows he is lying. Gore believes every word of the tripe he utters.
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