Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Hate Protesting Wins

I am surprised, with decidedly mixed feelings. High court rules for anti-gay funeral protesters - Politics - More politics - msnbc.com:

"The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount attention-getting, anti-gay protests outside military funerals.

The court voted 8-1 in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan. The decision upheld an appeals court ruling that threw out a $5 million judgment to the father of a dead Marine who sued church members after they picketed his son's funeral..."

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