Maine and Virginia are the only two states to stand up for the First Amendment. All other 48 states and the District of Columbia joined a brief arguing that individual speakers are entitled to less First Amendment protection than the institutional media.
Agreed, Fred Phelps is an execrable human being, but we should not toss out one of our most cherished freedoms in order to punish one man.
UPDATE: Maine and Virginia’s Attorneys General have issued statements.
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