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Which we could suspend her as judge....

You know I have mixed feelings about this law. My heart breaks for the family of the dead serviceman/woman. On my darkest days I can picture my family in their place. It seems inconceivable that Phelps and his group of in-bred hate mongers would choose a military funeral to spew their hatred. Then I see hope when I read stories of motorcycle groups, most veterans themselves (Harley riders, NOT Honda riders Brent) who stand guard outside the funeral. Dressed in leather and flying the American flag they block the view of the nut-jobs from the family. I have also read that the local police force does it's best to ticket the Phelps group for any vehicle violation it can find. My next hope has to do with a returning vet (sharpshooter/M-16/maybe even gay!) who sprays a swift volley just close enough to the protesters to let them know what he thinks about their appearance. Post Tramatic Stress Disorder would be the perfect defense. I don't want to be dragged down to their level but, hey, a girl can dream!

I have to say, as much as I hate Fred Phelps, I am scared of laws that restrict speech. It's easy to think that it only works in that one way but those laws are often expanded to cover political speech. And with the Bush ass-ministration and "leftist" groups being seen as terrorists (have you seen that latest NIE?) they're sure to use their newest "compromise" to torture PETA and Code Pink protesters.

I'm all for free speech and the right to protest. But even free speech has its limits according to common sense and the Supreme Court. At a funeral someone has died. Loved ones are grieving. They deserve space and privacy and the deceased deserves a peaceful service with those mourners. Politics, differing personal feelings, and disagreements do not belong at funerals. I would say the same if it was Phelps funeral even though I consider him evil and feel the world would be just a little bit better if he was not part of it.