Re: Federal judge rules Alabama city must allow gay pride float at Christmas parade
Skeeter <[email protected]> Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:18:31 -0700
| Newsgroups | alabama.politics,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,talk.politics.guns,alt.politics.homosexuality |
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| Organization | UTB |
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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says... > > On 12/26/2024 3:57 PM, Scout wrote: > > > > > > "Klaus Schadenfreude" <[email protected]> wrote in message > > {snip} > > >> No, scooter. The city *denied* the float organizers a permit for the > >> float because of the city's determination that the float might incite > >> a violent attack by your fellows. > > > > Well, let's say this is the case, though I doubt it. If something is > > going to cause or incite public violence/danger then it is well within > > the authority of the local government to refuse permits/permission so as > > to prevent such violence/danger. > > It happened and you are wrong on the law. The state violates the First > Amendment when it refuses to allow a float that is threatened because of > what the float says. If the state did so, it would be a heckler's veto > which the courts do not permit. > > https://www.oyez.org/cases/1991/91-538 No float. Get over it.