The ACLU, once again marching in step with the American mainstream:
In Tennessee the Senate just passed a bill that requires a 500-foot buffer zone between a funeral, burial or funeral procession and its protesters. Those that come closer than 500 feet could be charged with a Class C misdemeanor, punishable up to six months in jail and a $500 fine. Other states as nearby as Kentucky and Missouri agree. Those states have already passed new laws limiting protests at funerals.
Of course the ACLU are claiming the bill is unconstitutional.
The group that is getting the ACLU's support is our old friend the Westboro Baptist Church, which has been in Fort Wayne and the antics of which persuaded the Indiana General Assembly to pass a measure giving funeral attendees a measure of peace.
I believe the First Amendment protects people's right to peacefully assemble. I find it odd that the ACLU are not protecting the right of those who wish to mourn the fallen to assemble without being harassed by lunatic cultists.
Zing.
