First Amendment Folly

Here it is:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Bear with me for a few minutes please.

That is the First Amendment which is part of the Bill of rights to the Constitution.

It speaks about freedoms related to religion, assembly, press, etc. It was added because the original document did not sufficiently protect Civil Liberties.

Here's the problem; the First Amendment did not intend Hate Speech" nor did it intend speech designed to hurt or intimidate others. 

If you look at the Court decisions affected by the First Amendment you will find them full of LEGAL SPEAK that twists and bends all over the place and over time the Court has become increasingly more expansive in applications of The First Amendment than was originally intended. The Courts no longer see this amendment as originally drafted. The founders wanted government out of religion to avoid the issues that were rampant in Europe at that time.

OK, if you stayed with me this far, here is why I am writing this Blog.

People are attending funerals of our fallen heroes carrying banners that say: "THANK GOD FOR DEAD SOLDIERS". The court has ruled under the First Amendment that they have the right to do so but that they must be in a designated area. I am disgusted by that.

The Judges who made that ruling need to step down, burn their robes and go practice law in Iran.

The display of those signs is Hate Speech pure and simple. It is hurtful, inappropriate, disrespectful and only for effect since the people know full well that the media will show their sick signs to the world. In most of these sick demonstrations, if the press was absent there would be no demonstration.

Those opposed to the wars we fight certainly do have the right to protest. But protest should be about alternatives and objections with reasons and results. Name calling, blasphemy and hate speech are, in my humble opinion, not covered by those few simple words at the top of this Blog.