SUPREME COURT FOR SOME, NOT ALL

I am very sorry to see that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to allow the "right of free speech" to trample on the “right of privacy.”

Of course, I am referring to the decision by the SCOTUS to allow members of the Westboro Baptist Church to protest at military, and police funerals.

In essence, the SCOTUS is saying that persons wanting to protest can climb the privacy fence and disturb the grief and mourning of others. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

I can’t help but wonder about these Supreme Court members and how they feel about their own privacy.

How would they like it if there were a crowd of demonstrators every time they left their home to go to work, or to the store?

How would they like it if members of a radical church decided to protest outside the church attended by the Judges?

More than likely, none of the Supreme Court Judges would want that. They would not like it if they were badgered by protestors, because the Judges are NIMBYs. Moreover, they would probably have law enforcement herding the protestors and demonstrators away from the area, under the threat of arrest.

The members of both houses of the U.S. Congress should pass legislation to guarantee one’s right to privacy, including not having protestors and demonstrators within 500 feet of any funeral, no matter the affiliation of the decedent.

Any church group that claims to be Christian – as in followers of the teachings of Jesus – is not Christian if they protest and demonstrate at funerals.

I find it difficult to believe that Jesus would sponsor or condone such behavior.

It is important to realize that the U.S. Constitution does not specifically mention a right to privacy.

However, over the years, many Supreme Court decisions established the right to privacy as a basic human right. Furthermore, it is protected by the 9th Amendment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

There ought to be a law… !! You bet there should be a law; and Congress should pass that law immediately if not sooner.

Free speech should not trump privacy.

Freedom of religion, should also mean freedom FROM religion, especially if it is the unChristian hate spewed by Westboro Baptist Church.