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*weary sigh*
On the one hand, I suppose that's the proper ruling. Free speech is free speech, even if said speech consists of nothing but horrible asshattery.
On the other hand, I'm guessing that Fred Phelps and his poisonous cult are like the cat that ate the canary right about now, and the thought of that kind of makes my stomach turn.
Here is a short list of some of the people that these disgusting, hateful jackasses have picketed over the years, or have at least made noise about planning to picket:
-- Victims of the recent Arizona shooting.
-- Elizabeth Edwards.
-- Fred McFeely Rogers.
Well, I guess the only viable response to this now is simply for people to continue setting up counter-protests to drown out these douchebags every time they decide to infect wherever they happen to go with their noxious presence. More power to the Patriot Guard Riders and others like them, I say.
*weary sigh*
On the one hand, I suppose that's the proper ruling. Free speech is free speech, even if said speech consists of nothing but horrible asshattery.
On the other hand, I'm guessing that Fred Phelps and his poisonous cult are like the cat that ate the canary right about now, and the thought of that kind of makes my stomach turn.
Here is a short list of some of the people that these disgusting, hateful jackasses have picketed over the years, or have at least made noise about planning to picket:
-- Victims of the recent Arizona shooting.
-- Elizabeth Edwards.
-- Fred McFeely Rogers.
Well, I guess the only viable response to this now is simply for people to continue setting up counter-protests to drown out these douchebags every time they decide to infect wherever they happen to go with their noxious presence. More power to the Patriot Guard Riders and others like them, I say.
