'Supreme Court Got it Wrong' on
Westboro Baptist Church Ruling
Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, ruled that members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church have a constitutionally protected right to protest hateful speech at funerals of military personnel who lost their lives defending our country. Freedom Alliance President Tom Kilgannon issued the following statement in response to the Court’s ruling.
“In their ruling on Snyder v. Phelps, eight Justices of the Supreme Court got it wrong. Their decision allows hateful and repugnant behavior to continue to desecrate the solemnity of heroes’ funerals.
“For most Americans, a funeral service is a religious event. It is a private affair, a solemn occasion, a family matter. The Court’s ruling wrongly elevates the right of free speech over the right to the free exercise of religion, and denies the family the opportunity to peacefully and privately say good-bye to their loved one before committing their soul to God.
“The protestors of Westboro Baptist Church have an unlimited ability to make their voices heard. They can publish leaflets; post their hate on the Internet; and issue press releases by the hundreds. In no way are their First Amendment rights infringed by refusing them access to a private and solemn occasion such as a funeral.
“By contrast, for families of fallen military heroes, the funeral is their one opportunity to gather friends and family to join them in prayer; to help them mourn and grieve. That tradition and that right can’t be restored to them once it destroyed by hate mongers.”
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Thanks, oh Mound Park Urchin of Wisdom, Bob Looney
Murphy's Lesser Known Laws:
1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear
bright until you hear them speak.
2. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
3. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
4. Those who live by the sword, get shot by those who don't.
5. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
6. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting
something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
7. If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone
would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time,
on a hill, in the fog.
8. The things that come to those who wait will be the things left by
those who got there first.
9. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish
and he will sit in a boat all day, drinking beer.
10. Flashlight: A metal tube that's used to store dead batteries.
11. The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.
12. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
13. When you go into Court, you are putting yourself in the hands of
12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear
bright until you hear them speak.
2. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
3. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
4. Those who live by the sword, get shot by those who don't.
5. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
6. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting
something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
7. If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone
would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time,
on a hill, in the fog.
8. The things that come to those who wait will be the things left by
those who got there first.
9. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish
and he will sit in a boat all day, drinking beer.
10. Flashlight: A metal tube that's used to store dead batteries.
11. The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.
12. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
13. When you go into Court, you are putting yourself in the hands of
12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
Things you probably didn't know... Thanks Tom & Carolyn!
Subject: FW: Stuff you may not have known
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11
Every day more money
is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.
Treasury.
Men can read smaller
print than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was
originally green.
It is impossible to lick
your elbow.
The State with the
highest percentage of people who walk to work:
Alaska
The percentage of
Africa that is wilderness: 28%
(now get this...)
The percentage of
North America that is wilderness: 38%
The cost of raising
a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:
$ 16,400
The average number
of people airborne over the U.S. in any given
hour:
61,000
Intelligent people
have more zinc and copper in their hair..
The first novel ever
written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.
The San Francisco
Cable cars are the only mobile National
Monuments.
Each king in a deck
of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander,
the Great
Diamonds - Julius
Caesar
111,111,111 x
111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse
has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air,
the person died because of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died
of natural causes
Only two people
signed the Declaration of Independence e on July 4, John Hancock
and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but
the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
Q. Half of all
Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
Q. Most boat owners
name their boats. What is the most popular boat name
requested?
A.
Obsession
Q.. If you were to
spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you
would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand
Q. What do
bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser
printers have in common?
A. All were invented
by women.
Q. What is the only
food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
Q. Which day are
there more collect calls than any other day of the
year?
A. Father's Day
In Shakespeare's
time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened,
making t he bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the
phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'
It was the accepted
practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the
wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with
all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because
their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the
honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
------
In English pubs, ale
is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when
cus tom ers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind
your pints and quarts, and settle down.'
It's where we get
the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'
Many years ago in
England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or
handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill ,
they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle'
is the phrase inspired by this practice.
At least 75% of
people who read this will try to lick their
elbow!
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11
Every day more money
is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.
Treasury.
Men can read smaller
print than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was
originally green.
It is impossible to lick
your elbow.
The State with the
highest percentage of people who walk to work:
Alaska
The percentage of
Africa that is wilderness: 28%
(now get this...)
The percentage of
North America that is wilderness: 38%
The cost of raising
a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:
$ 16,400
The average number
of people airborne over the U.S. in any given
hour:
61,000
Intelligent people
have more zinc and copper in their hair..
The first novel ever
written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.
The San Francisco
Cable cars are the only mobile National
Monuments.
Each king in a deck
of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander,
the Great
Diamonds - Julius
Caesar
111,111,111 x
111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse
has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air,
the person died because of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died
of natural causes
Only two people
signed the Declaration of Independence e on July 4, John Hancock
and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but
the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
Q. Half of all
Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
Q. Most boat owners
name their boats. What is the most popular boat name
requested?
A.
Obsession
Q.. If you were to
spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you
would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand
Q. What do
bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser
printers have in common?
A. All were invented
by women.
Q. What is the only
food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
Q. Which day are
there more collect calls than any other day of the
year?
A. Father's Day
In Shakespeare's
time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened,
making t he bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the
phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'
It was the accepted
practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the
wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with
all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because
their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the
honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
------------
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
------
In English pubs, ale
is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when
cus tom ers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind
your pints and quarts, and settle down.'
It's where we get
the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'
Many years ago in
England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or
handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill ,
they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle'
is the phrase inspired by this practice.
At least 75% of
people who read this will try to lick their
elbow!
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