How Is This Up For Debate
Monday, March 8th, 2010They Supreme Court has picked up a case looking at whether the First amendment grants protesters the right to express political discontent at military funerals.
The court agreed Monday to consider whether the protesters’ message, no matter how provocative and upsetting, is protected by the First Amendment. Members of a Kansas-based church have picketed military funerals to spread their belief that U.S. deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq are punishment for the nation’s tolerance of homosexuality.
These are the protesters who show up to military funerals with signs saying the soldiers deaths were brought forth by god in retaliation for society acceptance of homosexuality. Clearly their message is disgusting and their behavior repulsive. Nevertheless freedom of speech gives them the right to express their hatred. To be perfectly frank i don’t even know why the Supreme Court agreed to take up this case. It clearly states in the constitution that people have the right express their views publicly even if the vast majority find that view morally repulsive.
Interesting, those on the left that advocate for hate crimes may need to favor the Supreme Court ruling to restrict their free speech to state consistent with their position. Its hard to see how this speech is anything but hateful.
