Re: to Sticks and Stones? Really?

Re: Sticks and Stones? Really?
I totally agree with you Janee'- I read a similar article on this and critiqued it on my blog. The ugly truth is that our constitutional rights can often hurt others. I cannot fathom why people would rationalize the deaths of the people who lay their life on the line on a daily basis for them. Our soldiers are the heros of the nation regardless of your opinions of war, homosexuals or whatever other issue someone could think of. Every death is for each one of us and when people cannot respect that it  makes me sick. I completely agree with you that the first amendment does protect the protestors. According to an opinion article in the NY Times, "The problem with punishing the protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church is that it would be un-American. When it comes to free speech, our country practices a kind of tough love." The American way is to at all costs uphold the constitution and our rights as citizens. Although in other countries such as France, who is considered "free", people can be punished if certain things are said.No matter how far we progress socially and as a society, the other ugly truth is people are never going to change. There will always be someone being oppressed and some group of people unhappy with something. I love every soldier that has ever served any length of time in the military and I try to make people more aware of what these silent heros do every day for every American citizen.