Fred Phelps to dead troopers: No R.I.P. for you, Buster!

The case before the U.S. Supreme Court today involves what many consider abusive use of ‘Freedom of speech’. If the judges would make the narrowest of a crack into the law, it would be a comfort for many. In my opinion, a teeny-tiny crack could go a long way, leaving its embellishments to the ages.

The English language has change so much since the writing of the law and I hope judges on the court would take advantage of that fact and set a much needed legal precedence. Just a crack would do it!
As always,
BB

Commentary: Fred Phelps and First Amendment
By Mike Hendrick
Excerpt:
I suspect most would agree that the families of men and women who died in service of their country are deserving of special protections from hateful speech along a funeral procession route.

And
The case at hand didn't arise from a legal challenge to the funeral procession laws. Rather, it concerns a civil suit brought by a Maryland man who said Phelps family picketers invaded his privacy and inflicted emotional distress on the day of his Marine son's funeral in 2006.
Read more at:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/10/05/101573/commentary-first-amendment-protects.html