the WBC were protesting on public land however. Second where is the rights of families enshrined? What amendment of the constitution? Or for that matter where in the state constitution?
And yes it has a lot to do with popularity. If the WBC were not such a stain on humanity would you be reacting as you are now? On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > It has nothing to do with popularity...it has everything to do with the > right of a family to greave in peace and their right to privacy. Even if it > was a civilian funeral, they have a right to privacy. Cemeteries, in most > states, are not public land, but privately owned property. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 8:42 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: A little Karma with that protest... > > > Public land. So do we start limiting freedom of assembly now based on > popularity? > > On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Eric Roberts > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I would disagree...they were next to a cemetery within visual and auditory >> range of a family conducting a funeral. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 5:58 AM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: A little Karma with that protest... >> >> >> So are you saying that constitutional rights should only be available >> to those you agree with? >> >> Also unfortunately where the WBC protested was also part of the public >> public square. >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Eric Roberts >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> While the Nazi party and the KKK are just as offensive, they do their >> thing >>> out in a public square and are not disrupting the funeral of a soldier. >> The >>> rights of the family trump all others in this case. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 7:27 PM >>> To: cf-community >>> Subject: Re: A little Karma with that protest... >>> >>> >>> Perhaps, but if we don't allow the same freedoms for all even those >>> real obnoxious asshats like Phelps, what is the next exception. That's >>> why the Nazi party was allowed to march through parts of Skokie >>> Illinois, the KKK through majority black districts and communist >>> groups through majority eastern European districts. >>> >>> If we do not defend the rights of those asshats, we cannot justify >>> defending the rights of those we agree with. There are no exceptions. >>> Either everyone has those rights or none of us do. >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Eric Roberts >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> No...some things actually are sacred...like the right to bury a loved > one >>> in >>>> peace. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 6:43 PM >>>> To: cf-community >>>> Subject: Re: A little Karma with that protest... >>>> >>>> >>>> You mean that the rights enshrined in the constitution should only be >>>> enjoyed by those you agree with. >>>> >>>> My how Republican of you. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 6:52 PM, Eric Roberts >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It's the people speaking when the government won't do the right thing. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Medic [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 6:17 PM >>>>> To: cf-community >>>>> Subject: Re: A little Karma with that protest... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Wow, that's pathetic. Why are you applauding this? Does slashing an >>>> asshat's >>>>> tires make the tire slashing itself any less asshat-ish? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Eric Roberts < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11 >>>>>> < >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20101114 >>>>>> _11_A12_CUTLIN105145> &articleid=20101114_11_A12_CUTLIN105145 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> It appears that after the protest, the Westboro Baptist asshats found >>>>> their >>>>>> tires slashed.and no one in town would help them fix their vehicles >>>>>> hehehehe. I bet that after having to drive a few blocks on their rims >>>>> they >>>>>> also had to have their rims replaced. All the local businesses > refused >>>>>> them >>>>>> service. Good thing the corporatist Walmart wasn't too far away. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Go McAlester! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:331679 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
