Friday, February 9, 2007

Diorama




Funeral protests over the last couple of years have sparked a large debate over the First Amendment. A number of states in the U.S. have enacted ordinances that make protesting at federal cemeteries a felony offense but protesters are taking the battle to the court system hiding under the umbrella of the First Amendment. The concern here is the application to ONLY federal cemeteries. What about private cemeteries where fallen soldiers are buried. Everyone has the right to free speech but shouldn't everyone have the right to bury their loved ones in a respectable manner without having rude and insulting phrases shouted at the families during the service.

-Brett Creech

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