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Matthew Snyder's mom: The right to freedom of speech is absolute

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Julie Francis - Mar. 14 (Comment) - Five years ago, my son's father asked me to join him in bringing a lawsuit against the Westboro Baptist Church. I declined for the following reasons.

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The best way to stop Westboro Baptist: Ignore them

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Baltimore Sun - By Andy Green - Mar. 10 (Opinion) - Even those, like us, who agree with the Supreme Court’s ruling that the despicable protest by Westboro Baptist Church outside a soldier’s funeral in Westminster was constitutionally protected free speech have nothing but sympathy for the family of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder and the other slain service members targeted by the group. To that end, we sympathize with U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger’s desire to find a way, within the bounds of the court’s decision, to prevent the Topeka, Kan.-based church group’s ability to inflict emotional damage on other innocent families in the future. The trouble is, the law he is proposing wouldn’t help — and might make matters worse.

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Tolerating Westboro Baptist is the price we pay for a greater good

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Baltimore Sun - By Ron Smith - Mar. 03 (Opinion) - There's no such thing as free speech, argued then-Duke University Professor Stanley Fish in a famous essay nearly 20 years ago. Professor Fish is widely praised or assailed for championing what we've come to know and love or loathe as "political correctness."

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