Posted on 03/12/2014 8:23:22 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
On June 19, 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade was a privately run operation that could write its own rules for participation.
Writing for the high court, Justice David Souter noted that gays and lesbians had never been barred from marching in the parade; they were banned from marching under their own banners. The court's unanimous ruling was a victory for the First Amendment right to freedom of assembly.
Once this decision was reached, gay and lesbian groups in many cities, including New York, were angry, and some tried, unsuccessfully, to march without a permit on the same day as the big parade.
The protests quickly fizzled: Only a very small contingent of gays and lesbians showed up in subsequent years. Now the fight has been rekindled, thanks to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio: He is not marching in the parade because gays and lesbians can't march under their own banner. Other public officials have followed suit.
It must be noted that the organizers of the parade, the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, do not allow pro-life Catholics to march under their own banners. Nor are NRA Catholics allowed. But just as gays can march, so can pro-lifers and NRA members; they simply must blend in like everyone else. No one feels victimized save for homosexuals.
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If any of these degenerates show up at the parade in their ranbow tutus, a handy group of good ‘ole Irish lads should show them the working end of a shillelagh.
“Mayor Bill de Blasio...is not marching in the parade because gays and lesbians can’t march under their own banner.”
Sounds like a win-win to me.
Are you willing to pay their legal bills after they are jailed and go on trial for committing a "hate crime" assault?
Only homosexuals are so aggressive to see their “inclusion.”
Do Irish demand to march in the Chinese New Year parade?
Do anti-abortionists demand to be represented at Marathons?
Do engineers demand special exhibits at art shows?
Who else does this? Theirs is truly mental illness covered with leftist ideology. A terrible mix.
Patrick Fitzgerald and Gerald Fitzpatrick
> If they were really proud they wouldn’t do all this. They would leave normal people alone.
They’re cloaking their real reason. They just want to be around a lot of drunk men in hopes they’ll get lucky...
It’s purely to challenge everyone in every corner at every opportunity. They just want to weed out anybody that is against them and protest discrimination...bully tactics.
Ultimately, it’s because of their need for affirmation of their lifestyle, they’re insecure and being in everyone’s face in public (forcing them to shut up) makes them feel empowered.
I work nearby and generally stop by during lunch hour. I will be skipping it this year. Have no desire to watch them parading and swish around in their green boas.
What is the name of the movie. I think I missed it.
The chilling truth.
I don’t remember if he lives through the movie or not. Its one of those where only a handful survive though. Rather appropriate for nineteenth century organized crime.
They certainly have no sense of humor about their condition.
The Gangs Of New York.
They need to be careful. Some of the old NORAID types can give a good Irish Kneecapping and also know how to keep their mouths shut when the cops come.
Not a bad movie despite DiCaprio who fits the part of an Irishman as much as I do a Sicillian, but it’s not historically accurate.
If we could use some other term other than “gays bent” it would be appreciated.
“Gays Bent on Crashing St. Patrick’s Day Parade”
I don’t think the Dropkick Murphy types will approve.
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